SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — “Sugarcane cutters are among the most exploited section of the working class in the Dominican Republic,” Jesús Núñez, national coordinator of the Sugarcane Workers Union, told the press at the opening of the group’s second…
PSA Airlines flight attendants, who are members of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, organized protests at the airline’s four hubs across the country March 26 — in Charlotte, North Carolina; Dayton, Ohio; Philadelphia; and Washington, D.C. PSA, a subsidiary of…
Amid growing anger, working people are feeling the squeeze of persistent high prices for groceries, rents, child care and other necessities. And some favorites, like coffee, eggs and chocolate, have been rising at record rates. “If your favorite coffee beans…
LOS ANGELES — Workers at LSG Sky Chefs, members of UNITE HERE Local 11, marched and chanted at the airport demanding the bosses agree to a union contract that includes higher wages, better benefits, pensions, as well as dignity and…
SAN JOSE, Calif. — As they entered the third week of their strike here, members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 voted by 83% to reject the latest offer by the Valley Transportation Authority March 24. The vote reflects widespread…
SYDNEY — “The capitalist rulers have no solution to their unfolding world crisis except to place the burden onto working people, as they prepare for more wars over markets and resources,” Robert Aiken, the Communist League candidate for Australia’s Senate,…
LOS BAJOS DE HAINA, Dominican Republic — Some 100 workers came to a March 22 meeting here organized by Jesús Nuñez, at right, national coordinator of the Sugarcane Workers Union. The weekly meetings began at the end of January as…
Thousands turned out in Belgrade, Serbia’s capital, March 24 to protest plans to develop a luxury complex at the site of a former army headquarters destroyed during the 1999 NATO bombing. This marked the anniversary of the U.S.-led 78-day campaign…
Substantial protests are growing across Turkey, after the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, his most prominent political rival, March 19. The crackdown marks an attempt by Erdogan to shore up his hold on power…
