Celebrate life of Helen Nelson On Sept. 13 some 30 people attended a celebration of the life of Helen Nelson organized by her companion, Jude Keast, and other family members and friends. Helen died in August after a long illness.…
OAKLAND, Calif. — More than 600 midwives and nurse anesthetists went on strike at 20 hospitals throughout the Kaiser Permanente system in Northern California Sept. 8. Hundreds rallied and picketed on a busy street outside the Oakland Kaiser hospital, demanding…
PITTSBURGH — Nurses at Magee-Womens Hospital led the Labor Day parade of thousands here Sept. 1. In mid-August they voted to join the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Pennsylvania by a vote of 402 to 305. The University of Pittsburgh…
HOUSTON — After nine days on strike, 400 workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 23 who work at Hilton Americas-Houston here have extended their walkout through Sept. 20. The extension was announced as over 150 strikers and their supporters attended…
ATLANTA — Nearly 100 workers who operate and maintain the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s Plane Train voted 56-24 to go union. The International Association of Machinists Rail Division and Transportation Communications Union/IAM announced the election results Aug. 20. The Plane…
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The British Columbia General Employees’ Union, which represents 34,000 government employees across the province, launched strike action Sept. 2, after the union’s members voted 92.7% to go out. Their contract expired March 31. The central issue…
PITTSBURGH — Over the last decade, black lung disease has been on the rise among U.S. coal miners, particularly in Appalachia. On Aug. 24, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette described years of inaction by the Mine Safety and Health Administration in testing…
CHICAGO — Socialist Workers Party members from Chicago, Cincinnati and Minneapolis set up a well-stocked booth of books by party leaders and other revolutionaries at the Printers Row annual book fair here Sept. 6-7. It was often swamped with people…
MANILA, Philippines — Tens of thousands of people crowded into the SMX Convention Center here Sept. 10-14 for this year’s Manila International Book Fair. Workers and students came from this capital city of over 15 million and from all across…
Moscow’s murderous war on the Ukrainian people has deliberately targeted working people in urban and rural areas, killing thousands. Members of Ukraine’s trade unions make up a significant part of the volunteer military forces on the front lines. At the…
