American Labor Struggles: 1877-1934 by Samuel Yellen is one of Pathfinder’s Books of the Month for August. The excerpt below is from “The railroad uprisings of 1877.” Known as the Great Strike, it was sparked by starvation wages and brutal…
This month marks the 80th anniversary of the U.S. rulers’ atomic bomb slaughter of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, Aug. 6-9, 1945, killing more than 200,000 men, women and children at the end of World War II. Tens of thousands more…
Solidarity from the labor movement and fellow workers is needed now for over 400 striking Teamsters at Republic Services and 3,200 International Association of Machinists members on strike at Boeing. Teamsters at Republic in Massachusetts, Illinois and Georgia, as well…
TACOMA PARK, Md. — Some 5,200 people from Cameroon living in the U.S. had their Temporary Protected Status revoked Aug. 4, ending their legal status, work authorization and protection from deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. TPS is discretionary…
August 14, 2000 SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minn. — “Sí se puede! 112 to 71! We won!” The meat packers at Dakota Premium Foods here had consolidated the gains of their previous struggles by voting for the union. The July 21…
Under growing pressure from Washington, the governments of Cambodia and Thailand signed a ceasefire July 28, after five days of deadly military clashes. The conflict is over longstanding, disputed borders imposed by the colonial rulers of France and the United…
PHILADELPHIA — Union hotel and hospitality workers picketed for a new contract at the downtown Sheraton hotel July 23. UNITE HERE Local 274 is demanding a contract covering workers at eight of the city’s hotels. They’re currently working under a…
Nurses in all of Nigeria’s public hospitals launched a seven-day strike July 30, demanding higher pay, safer working conditions and the hiring of more nurses. The 25,000-member National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives called the action after the government…
Two videos released by Hamas and its ally Islamic Jihad are the latest gruesome proof of why Israel must defeat and destroy the Tehran-backed group. In the videos the Jew-hating thugs proudly show the barbaric affects of their nearly two…
CINCINNATI — Imam Ayman Soliman was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement here July 9, a month after his official asylum status, approved in 2018, was revoked. He is being held in the Butler County Jail, along with hundreds of…
