ALPHARETTA, Ga. — “Working here made me want to get involved in fighting for a union,” Aaron Nipper, an Amazon delivery driver, told the Militant here Dec. 19, as some 20 drivers and supporters from the Teamsters union picketed outside…
LAVAL, Quebec — Dozens of workers, members of the Confederation of National Trade Unions, rallied at Canada’s only unionized Amazon warehouse Dec. 23 to demand their first contract. Supporters from other unions joined them in solidarity here, just northwest of…
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Supporters of women’s rights joined a mass labor rally here Oct. 24 protesting new anti-labor measures in a law adopted by the government. Some of its measures hit women especially hard, including extending the maximum overtime hours…
LONDON — Hundreds of police, many heavily armed, raided the Kurdish Community Centre in Haringey, north London, and seven houses across the city Nov. 27, an attack on the rights of all working people. Kurds and their supporters protested outside…
SAN FRANCISCO — After 93 days on the picket line, UNITE HERE Local 2 union members at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square voted Dec. 24 to ratify a new contract by 99.4%, ending the longest hotel strike in the…
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…
