LONDON — Looking to make the U.K.’s military “war ready,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a series of government moves to bolster its fighting capability June 2. The country faces a “more serious and immediate” threat than any time since…
In an important victory for the rights of immigrant workers and for the union movement, International Association of Machinists Local 695 member Maximo Londonio, with hand raised, was released July 11 from the Northwest Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center…
The two major labor unions in Ukraine — the Federation of Trade Unions (FPU) and the Confederation of Free Trade Unions (KVPU) — issued a joint appeal July 7. It calls on the international labor movement to respond to Moscow’s…
President Donald Trump hosted talks with the presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal at the White House July 9 to discuss what U.S. officials called “incredible commercial opportunities.” In reality, the U.S. capitalist rulers are seeking to corner…
SYDNEY — A new spate of Jew-hating attacks took place in Melbourne, in southeast Australia, July 4-6, including an arson attack on a synagogue, a physical assault on workers and patrons at a Jewish restaurant, as well as the torching…
Amazon now deploys more than 1 million robots in its warehouses, company officials boast, but this doesn’t make life easier for its workforce. Instead, it increases the exploitation of the 1.2 million workers employed worldwide in Amazon’s distribution centers through…
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ At the beginning of hurricane season the government of Florida, backed by the White House, opened the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention center in the Everglades. Tents will hold up to 5,000 beds inside chain-link cages. Officials claim the…
During the 12-day war between Israel and the Jew-hating regime in Tehran, weekly protests in Iran by retirees and other struggles by workers were largely put on hold. Since the war ended June 24, new protests have broken out, despite…
OAKLAND, Calif. — Milton Chee, 85, a member of the Socialist Workers Party for three decades, died in South San Francisco June 16 after a long fight with serious illnesses. A gathering to celebrate his contributions as a party member…
PHILADELPHIA — More than 14,000 librarians, exhibitors and others attended the American Library Association’s annual conference at the Pennsylvania Convention Center here June 26-30. This included over 700 authors and 165 participants from abroad. Some 190 educational programs were organized…
