‘Militant,’ books, spring fund all are over the top!

Vol. 90/No. 20 - May 25, 2026
Margaret Trowe, SWP candidate for California governor, with strikers on picket line at JBS plant in Greeley, Colorado, April 2. The SWP uses Militant, its campaigns to support union fights.

Members of the Socialist Workers Party and Communist Leagues in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom brought home May 12 the eight-week spring campaign to win 1,300 Militant subscriptions and sell the same number of books by SWP leaders and…


Putin’s Ukraine war is ruining Russian working people

Vol. 90/No. 20 - May 25, 2026

For the first time in almost two decades, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual Victory Day parade celebrating the Soviet Union’s defeat of Germany in World War II had no tanks or ballistic missiles in Moscow’s Red Square May 9. And…



Los Angeles meeting reports on Cuba solidarity trip

Vol. 90/No. 20 - May 25, 2026

WILMINGTON, Calif. — More than 40 people gathered at the Machinists union hall here May 9 for a “No war on Cuba!” emergency speak-out. The event also drew attendees joining in online. It was organized to oppose Washington’s oil blockade,…



‘Militant,’ Socialist Workers Party welcome new readers

Vol. 90/No. 20 - May 25, 2026

The Militant extends a warm welcome to readers who subscribed during our successful eight-week campaign to expand the paper’s reach, as well as our other goals. Many of you were struck by the paper’s explanation that today’s spreading wars are…


Join fight against bans on ‘Militant’ in Florida prisons

Vol. 90/No. 20 - May 25, 2026

The Militant won another round in its fight against a series of bans on the paper by prison authorities April 30, when the Florida Department of Corrections Literature Review Committee reversed the impoundment of issues nos. 11, 12 and 14…


25, 50, and 75 years ago

Vol. 90/No. 20 - May 25, 2026

May 21, 2001 Immigrant workers are taking an increasingly important part in fighting for the unity of the working class. In face of the brutality of the capitalist rulers and their stepped-up harassment of immigrants, immigrant workers are taking the…


Supporters of Marathon strikers turn out for ‘Solidarity Monday’

Vol. 90/No. 20 - May 25, 2026
Members of United Steelworkers Local 5 on strike against Marathon refinery in Martinez, California, mount expanded solidarity picket May 11 in fight for a raise, end to forced overtime.

MARTINEZ, Calif. — Over 100 unionists, family members and other supporters of the 120 workers on strike at the Marathon refinery joined an expanded picket line here May 11. The workers, members of United Steelworkers Local 5, are in their…


Union win at FedEx in Canada protects immigrants

Vol. 90/No. 20 - May 25, 2026

MONTREAL — After a yearslong battle, 52 workers in Fort McMurray, Alberta, have succeeded in unionizing their workplace, becoming the first FedEx unit to win union certification in Canada. They’re now members of Teamsters Local 362. The Canada Industrial Relations…