LONDON — Dozens of Druze and their supporters held a protest here Aug. 30 to call attention to the situation they face in southern Syria, with murderous attacks against them, including by government forces. In English and Arabic, protesters called…
HOUSTON — Some 400 members of UNITE HERE Local 23 have been on strike at the city-owned Hilton Americas hotel here since Labor Day. They’ve now extended their strike, originally set for 10 days, through Oct. 12. One of their…
CINCINNATI — Ayman Soliman, who had served as a Muslim chaplain at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, walked out of Butler County Jail here on Sept. 19. After 72 days in immigration detention, the federal government dropped all charges against…
SEATTLE — Rashaad Ali, a 30-year member of the Socialist Workers Party, died Aug. 27 after battling illnesses for the last year. He was 78. A celebration of his life and political contributions to building the SWP took place here…
“Our enemy is right here, they lie when they say it’s in America,” “Enough warmongering, our tables are empty,” and “No to inflation and high prices, no to war and destruction” were some of the slogans retirees chanted in Kermanshah…
Blacks in America’s Wars by Robert W. Mullen is one of Pathfinder’s Books of the Month for September. It recounts the hidden history about Blacks participation in U.S. wars, from the First American Revolution to the Civil War to the…
The speeches at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly began Sept. 23. The central issue on the table is Israel’s fight to destroy Hamas and prevent another Holocaust. This is deeply in the interests of working people…
NEW YORK — Two hundred Teamsters ended a 16-day strike against Perrigo Co., an over-the-counter-drug manufacturer in the Bronx. The workers voted overwhelmingly to ratify a three-year contract Sept. 18. The workers, members of Teamsters Local 210, won higher wages,…
October 2, 2000 Tens of thousands of farmers, truck drivers, and fishermen have been organizing massive protests across Europe in recent weeks against skyrocketing fuel prices that are driving many of them to ruin. Blockades of fuel depots, ports, airports,…
Remembering Pat Scott Former co-workers of Pat Scott held a memorial picnic and celebration of her life Sept. 6 in Federal Way, Washington. She had been a member of “Our Walmart,” which fought to organize a union there from 2011…
