Trump restricts travel from Cuba, 12 other countries

Vol. 89/No. 23 - July 7, 2025

President Donald Trump issued an executive order that took effect June 9 banning residents of 12 countries from entering the United States and placing harsh visa restrictions on those from another seven, including Cuba, along with Venezuela, Burundi, Laos, Sierra…


Teamster drivers at SFO airport make gains in 62-day strike

Vol. 89/No. 23 - July 7, 2025

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — After 62 days on strike, Teamsters drivers and helpers at the airline catering company Flying Food Group here at San Francisco International Airport returned to work with a significant pay raise and a year of…


DHL workers in Canada strike over wages, conditions

Vol. 89/No. 23 - July 7, 2025

MONTREAL — DHL Express Canada, an international package delivery company based in Germany, locked out its 2,100 workers across Canada June 8. Workers voted down the bosses’ contract offer by 97% in May. The central issues are winning wage increases…


Oakland hospital workers strike against attack on union

Vol. 89/No. 23 - July 7, 2025

OAKLAND, Calif. — Some 1,300 members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers at University of California San Francisco-run Benioff Children’s Hospital went out on strike June 18 against bosses’ moves to bust their union. The NUHW represents clinic workers,…


Drop charges against Abrego Garcia, release him now!

Vol. 89/No. 23 - July 7, 2025

After beating back a three-month, U.S. government-led effort to bury him in jail in El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was returned to the U.S. June 6. He was immediately thrown in jail in Nashville, Tennessee, held without bond, and allowed…


UK refuse workers extend picketing, win solidarity

Vol. 89/No. 22 - June 9, 2025

BIRMINGHAM, England — Cheers from three dozen striking refuse workers at the Perry Barr Depot here greeted the decision by a garbage-truck driver to turn his truck around and honor their picket line May 20. When a cage truck full…


Protest against killings at Jewish Museum

Vol. 89/No. 22 - June 9, 2025

The Militant urges its readers to speak out and join protests against the May 21 brutal killing of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. They were gunned down because the killer believed they were…



Correction

Vol. 89/No. 22 - June 9, 2025

The final chart in issue no. 21 of funds collected for the Militant should have listed $6,760 from Minneapolis and a total of $172,635 for the drive.


25, 50 and 75 years ago

Vol. 89/No. 22 - June 9, 2025

June 5, 2000 NEW YORK — Republican mayor Rudolph Giuliani will not run for U.S. Senate. Giuliani’s resignation came some two weeks after a swirl of exposés about his personal life began dominating media coverage. Prior to the public frenzy…