In issue no. 20, the headline “Railroad, port workers in Canada vote to go on strike” was incorrect. Montreal port workers overwhelmingly rejected the bosses’ contract offer but unlike the rail workers they have not yet taken a vote to…
![“Solo protest” in Moscow Jan. 6, says, “Freedom for mobilized. Bring back husbands, fathers, sons!” The Way Home group, families of Russian conscripts, denounced Putin’s May 9 rally, “Did our ancestors truly sacrifice their lives so we would be drawn into this [Ukraine] war?”](https://themilitant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Moscow-Protest-8821-300x218.jpg)
In an escalation of Vladimir Putin’s murderous war against the people of Ukraine, Moscow’s tanks attacked across Ukraine’s northeastern border May 10 for the first time since the early weeks of its invasion in 2022. Ukrainian reserves are engaged in…
The right to a fair trial and free speech were dealt serious blows by Judge Juan Merchan as part of the prosecution of presidential candidate Donald Trump initiated by New York City District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat. Bragg ran…
CHICAGO — The increased mood of resistance in the working class was reflected in the Labor Notes 2024 conference, which took place here April 19-21. Among the 4,700 people attending were workers who had participated in recent strikes and contract…
A spirited picket line of over 100 members of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants and their supporters rallied at Los Angeles International Airport May 9. The action was one of 14 across the U.S. organized as part of a…
CHICAGO — Dennis Richter, Socialist Workers Party candidate for vice president, joined the American Airlines flight attendants rallying at O’Hare airport May 9, a highlight of his campaign visit here. Dray Howard, president of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants…
MONTREAL — On May 8 six rail workers in the Teamsters union in Montreal met with Rachele Fruit, Socialist Workers Party candidate for U.S. president. They started with the potential nationwide strike at Canada’s two largest railroads — the Canadian…
Despite strong opposition from the Joseph Biden administration, the Israel Defense Forces are expanding their operations in Rafah, near the Egyptian border, and in Jabaliya and Zeitoun in northern Gaza. They have been destroying Hamas tunnels, weapons stores, rocket launchers…
Under the pressure of Washington and other capitalist powers, a transitional presidential council was established in Haiti April 25 prior to the arrival of a Kenyan-led foreign military force. It’s tasked with quelling the current levels of gang violence and…
Young workers are being ravaged by the continuing scourge of inflation marking today’s capitalist economic and social crisis. The average credit card debt for 22- to 24-year-olds has ballooned to a record high of $2,834 per youth at the end…
