On the Picket Line

AFA PSA Day of Action August 18

Vol. 89/No. 30

August 25, 2025

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On the Picket Line

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Teamsters strike Mauser plant over wages, conditions, rights

CHICAGO — “We are two months into our fight, and no one has crossed the picket line,” union steward Leon Garrett, one of some 120 members of Teamsters Local 705 who have been on strike since June 9 at Mauser…

‘Unity is key’ in Quebec aerospace workers’ fight

LAVAL, Quebec — Following their Friday general assembly, it was hot dogs and ice cream on the picket line Aug. 8 for members of the Confederation of National Trade Unions (CSN) at the Heroux-Devtek aerospace company here. The bosses locked…

Build support for Boeing strikers!

ST. LOUIS — After twice rejecting contract proposals from Boeing, 3,200 members of the International Association of Machinists walked off the job here, and in St. Charles, Missouri; and Mascoutah, Illinois, Aug. 4. They are fighting to win a wage…

UK refuse workers fight pay cuts, attack on right to strike

BIRMINGHAM, England — “I’m determined to stay to the end of this fight,” striker Derek Roberts said as he and some 30 other strikers maintained a protest picket line at the Lifford Lane refuse depot here Aug. 7. Several hundred…

SkyChef airport food workers protest for new contract

SEATAC, Wash. — Some 100 SkyChef airport food preparation workers, members of the UNITE HERE union, and their supporters rallied at the airport here Aug. 7, above, part of a National Day of Action. Overall, some 10,000 SkyChef workers are…

Two workers killed in explosion at US Steel coke plant in Clairton

PITTSBURGH — Multiple explosions rocked the U.S. Steel plant in Clairton, 15 miles south of Pittsburgh, Aug. 11, killing two workers and sending 10 others to area hospitals. As of press time, five remain in critical condition. The blasts were…

Back Teamsters on strike at Republic Services!

Six weeks into their strike, over 400 sanitation workers at Republic Services in Massachusetts, Illinois and Georgia are fighting for better wages and lower health care costs. The strikers, members of the Teamsters, face a bosses’ strikebreaking operation and need…

Teamsters Airgas strike enters week seven

VALLEY VIEW, Ohio — Seven weeks into their strike against Airgas, Teamsters members here who fill and haul gas tanks are determined to win contracts with wage increases and improved health care. The Teamsters are on strike in Ohio, New…

In This Issue

Front Page Articles

‘Fight for a workers gov’t to prevent another world war’
Ukraine resists Moscow’s war, Putin seeks help from Trump
Defend Israel’s battle to prevent a new Holocaust!
Amnesty, not prison, for immigrant workers in US! Unite the working class
As capitalist crisis deepens, getting a decent job becomes more difficult
Build support for Boeing strikers!

Feature Articles

Two workers killed in explosion at US Steel coke plant in Clairton

Also In This Issue

UK refuse workers fight pay cuts, attack on right to strike
SkyChef airport food workers protest for new contract
Rally in Philadelphia demands that ICE ‘Bring Anou home!’
Protest hits ICE, Ambridge, Pa., cops immigration raids
SWP at Seattle debate: ‘Cuban Revolution is example for today’
Back Teamsters on strike at Republic Services!
New attacks on synagogues show real face of Jew-hatred
Israeli gov’t approves offensive for defeat of Hamas
Teamsters Airgas strike enters week seven

On the Picket Line

Teamsters strike Mauser plant over wages, conditions, rights
‘Unity is key’ in Quebec aerospace workers’ fight
AFA PSA Day of Action August 18

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