WHITING, Ind. — Members of United Steelworkers Local 7-1 locked out by the bosses at BP here got a rousing greeting as they marched in the huge Whiting Pierogi Fest Parade July 24. On the sidelines thousands applauded, and many…
From the mid-1950s on, the Black-led working-class movement to end Jim Crow segregation was propelled by a series of pitched battles in areas across the South, like the victorious Montgomery bus boycott, and the nationwide solidarity they inspired. In 1960,…
Following 13 consecutive nights of air strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump ordered a pause July 24, right after sending more U.S. special forces, warships and planes to the region and threatening to launch “a massive attack. Bigger than anything…
CROCKETT, Calif. — In a joint statement, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 6 and C&H Sugar management announced July 27 that striking members of Local 6 will go back to work under the terms of their old contract while…
Government officials are gushing over the state of the U.S. economy, pointing to June’s unemployment rate of just 4.2%, the lowest in a year. But this figure disguises the reality facing the working class today. Millions face huge challenges in…
The government in Washington has launched a new attack against supporters of the Cuban Revolution in the U.S., alongside its oil blockade and escalating financial sanctions aimed at strangling the Cuban economy and suffocating the Cuban people. Their targeting of…
July 26 meetings celebrate the victory of the Cuban Revolution NEW YORK — On July 25 some 80 people attended a celebration here of the 73rd anniversary of the opening battle that led to the victory of the Cuban Revolution.…
AUSTIN, Texas — Some 2,700 people attended this year’s National Federation of the Blind convention here July 3-8. Another 600 listened to the proceedings online. Delegations attended from Hawaii and Puerto Rico, as well as across the U.S. For the…
MINNEAPOLIS — Some 40 people attended an event here calling for independence for Puerto Rico held at El Colegio High School July 18. “Our land is under attack and we will never stop fighting for it,” Miguel Fiol, a longtime…
LOS ANGELES — A town hall meeting organized by city officials here July 9 turned into an angry protest against their indifference to the horrific conditions that continue to confront workers who live near the Lineage plant in Boyle Heights…
