The scourge of Jew-hatred has confronted the working class worldwide with full force since the unfolding of the imperialist epoch, exploding with unthinkable consequences in the Nazi Holocaust in World War II. It has accelerated again since Hamas’ Oct. 7,…
August 27, 2001 The following statement was released by Frank Forrestal, a union coal miner and Socialist Workers candidate for mayor of Pittsburgh. “The federal court decision rejecting the coal industry’s challenge to new regulations on black lung disease is…
PHILADELPHIA — Some 35 truck drivers, members of Teamsters Local 500, have been on strike, picketing 24 hours a day, at Quaker Valley Foods here since Aug. 5. The company distributes meat, deli and specialty foods along the East Coast.…
NEWARK, Calif. — “No contract, no salt!” chanted members of Teamsters Local 853 picketing at Cargill Salt in the Bay Area where they’ve been on strike since Aug. 11. Two months of negotiations have failed to produce an agreement between…
DALLAS — Ten members of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre troupe were fired Aug. 9, 2024, after they joined the American Guild of Musical Artists, a union that represents dancers. They launched a fight, including mounting popular protests at shows…
Over 1,700 members of Teamsters Local 455 who work at the Cargill meat processing plant in Fort Morgan, Colorado, voted by a large majority Aug. 17 to approve a new five-year contract and to return to work. They were locked…
The following statement was released Aug. 9 by Jack Barnes, national secretary of the Socialist Workers Party, on behalf of the party’s National Committee. The Socialist Workers Party calls on working people, the labor movement, and all supporters of constitutional…
Both the middle-class left and liberal press have pointed to the narrow victory won by Abdul El-Sayed in the Aug. 4 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan as part of a surprising socialist swing in U.S. politics. For their…
The contrast between Ukraine’s drive to defend its national sovereignty and the brutal methods used by Moscow in its invasion aimed at conquering Ukraine, could not be starker. Moscow is escalating its missile attacks targeting civilians in Ukrainian cities while…
CHESTERTON, Ind. — One hundred ninety-six motorcycles and their riders lined up outside United Steelworkers Local 6787’s hall here at the start of the Poker Run to benefit locked-out BP refinery workers and their USW Local 7-1 Strike and Defense…
