JAKARTA, Indonesia — Thousands of workers joined demonstrations here in Indonesia’s capital city Oct. 24 and across the country in the following days. The actions protested anti-labor measures in the Omnibus Law imposed in 2020 by former President Joko Widodo…
NEW YORK — After staking out the site, an armed attacker waited in the early morning here Dec. 4 until Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, walked by on his way to a work conference. The gunman approached him from…
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Pointing to books on Cuba’s socialist revolution, the fight for women’s emancipation and titles by Karl Marx, Libertad Segura Meza said she was surprised to see so many books on working-class politics. The high school teacher was…
Russian President Vladimir Putin is driving to conquer more territory in Ukraine’s southeast despite the staggering loss of the lives and limbs of Russian workers in uniform. Moscow’s bombardment of Ukraine’s cities and power grid continues to strike blows at…
LONDON — Members of the Communist League found interest in the party’s program and activity among marchers protesting the rise in attacks on Jews since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, pogrom in Israel. Over 5,000 people joined the Dec. 8 action…
Sixty-six years ago under the leadership of Fidel Castro, working people in Cuba overthrew the U.S.-backed dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, took political power and went on to uproot capitalist exploitation. There is no better example of what workers are capable…
ATLANTA — “We’re out here today to raise awareness that the company’s new policy on scheduling is costing flight attendants to lose 30% to 40% of their pay compared to what they used to make,” J.D. Minter, local council vice…
SPALDING, England — Hundreds of Unite members at the Bakkavor food factory here have voted overwhelmingly to continue their strike until the company improves its pay offer, the union announced Dec. 12. As the strike enters its 12th week, bosses…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Members of the International Union of Electrical Workers-Communication Workers of America Local 83761 at GE Appliances here rejected the bosses’ new contract offer by 73% Dec. 11. The current contract expires at the end of the year.…
December 27, 1999 Forces defending the Chechen capital of Grozny dealt a blow to Russian troops who entered the city Dec. 15, attacking a tank column and leaving an estimated 100 Russian soldiers dead. The pitched battle was the first…
