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Workers rally for a union at Amazon Air Hub in Kentucky
Vol. 87/No. 13 - April 3, 2023FLORENCE, Ky. — “Who has the power? We have the power! What kind of power? Union power!” was one of the main chants by some 65 union supporters rallying March 18 outside the large and growing Amazon Air Hub at…
Australia garbage collectors take strike action
Vol. 87/No. 13 - April 3, 2023SYDNEY — Garbage workers organized by the Transport Workers Union at the Cleanaway depot in Canberra went on a 24-hour strike March 11 pressing for a new contract. Workers here and in Queensland also took strike action in recent weeks,…
Support workers, farmers in East Palestine!
Vol. 87/No. 13 - April 3, 2023Workers, farmers and small proprietors in East Palestine are fighting to take control over the cleanup and rebuilding of their region. They need solidarity from your union, fellow workers and from farmers with their struggle. Let them know they’re not…
Communist League: ‘Amnesty for immigrant workers in UK’
Vol. 87/No. 13 - April 3, 2023MANCHESTER, England — “The unions should fight for amnesty for all workers who the government says don’t have ‘proper’ papers,” Peter Clifford, Communist League candidate for Manchester City Council, told retired sewing machine operator Pam Grocock when he knocked on…
‘I appreciate this book’
Vol. 87/No. 13 - April 3, 2023From the Dominican Republic and on behalf of the Sugarcane Workers Union UTC, we send our appreciation for the writings by George Novack in Labor, Nature, and the Evolution of Humanity. We were pleased to read George Novack’s biography (1905-92)…
Peace protesters get ‘Militant,’ discuss unions, war in Ukraine
Vol. 87/No. 13 - April 3, 2023
WASHINGTON — Socialist Workers Party members found interest in the party’s program and activities when they campaigned at a March 18 “Fund people’s needs, not the war machine” protest across from the White House. The action was called by…
25, 50, and 75 years ago
Vol. 87/No. 13 - April 3, 2023April 6, 1998 NEW YORK — “The question of women is permanently on the agenda of the Cuban revolution,” stated Mirtha Hormilla, a member of the permanent mission of Cuba to the United Nations, at an event on March 21…
Many attracted to ‘Militant’ at Havana Int’l Book Fair
Vol. 87/No. 13 - April 3, 2023HAVANA — An indication of the interest in revolutionary working-class politics among workers and youth visiting the Pathfinder stand at the Havana International Book Fair this February was the 31 who subscribed to the Militant. Volunteers at the Pathfinder bookstand…
Association of the Blind draws interest at Havana book fair
Vol. 87/No. 13 - April 3, 2023HAVANA — One of the most interesting and lively stands at this year’s Havana International Book Fair, held in February, was organized by Cuba’s National Association of the Blind (ANCI). The association regularly has a stand here, at Cuba’s largest…