Protests demand: End U.S. economic war against Cuba!

Vol. 86/No. 10 - March 14, 2022

Caravans and rallies demanding an end to the U.S. economic war against Cuba took place Feb. 27 in cities across the U.S., in Canada and worldwide. In Miami some 40 cars with 60 people rolled through the streets bearing Cuban…


Worldwide protests denounce Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Vol. 86/No. 10 - March 14, 2022
Tens of thousands protested in Georgian capital, Tbilisi, Feb. 24, and other cities in the days after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “We feel for Ukrainians,” 32-year-old taxi driver Niko Tvauri told media Feb. 27, “because we’ve seen Russian’s barbaric aggression on our soil.”

Tens of thousands of people worldwide have taken to the streets demanding Moscow get its troops out of Ukraine. This includes protests in Russia and countries like Belarus, where the government provided a platform for the Russian rulers’ assault on…


Protests hit cop killing of Amir Locke, debate road forward

Vol. 86/No. 10 - March 14, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS — Since the police killing of Amir Locke Feb. 2, several protests, ranging in size from dozens to hundreds, have taken place around the Twin Cities. Locke, a 22-year-old DoorDash driver, was killed in the early morning hours by…


After 10-month lockout, Texas oil workers vote up contract

Vol. 86/No. 10 - March 14, 2022

BEAUMONT, Texas — After a punishing 10-month lockout by ExxonMobil bosses at their refinery and processing plant here, members of United Steelworkers Local 13-243 approved the latest company contract offer 214 to 133. Over 600 workers were locked out May…


NY meeting: Defend Ukraine, Cuba’s socialist revolution!

Vol. 86/No. 10 - March 14, 2022
SWP leaders John Studer, editor of the Militant, and Mary-Alice Waters, SWP National Committee and director of party’s work in solidarity with Cuban Revolution, speak at New York meeting

NEW YORK — “Tens of thousands of workers and others in Ukraine are throwing themselves into defending the sovereignty of their country. They are putting up a fierce resistance, against a murderous invasion by Vladimir Putin’s regime in Russia aimed…


Protests hit UPS bosses’ cuts on part-time workers’ wages

Vol. 86/No. 10 - March 14, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO — Hundreds of UPS workers converged on the company’s headquarters here Feb. 23 to protest pay cuts bosses imposed on part-time workers’ wages. They came from San Jose, Richmond, Sunnyvale,  and beyond. Similar protests took place in Philadelphia…


New Zealand CHEP pallet workers fight for higher pay

Vol. 86/No. 10 - March 14, 2022
Members of FIRST Union on strike against CHEP pallet company in Auckland, New Zealand, picket in front of plant Feb. 18. The workers, facing rising prices, are demanding wage raise.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Workers at the CHEP pallet company’s Service Center here have their picket line up 24 hours daily, with trucks and cars honking in support on this busy industrial road. The workers, members of FIRST Union, walked…


Join ‘Militant’ drive! Fight Moscow’s war on Ukraine!

Vol. 86/No. 10 - March 14, 2022
UPS worker Mark Rodriguez, left, renews Militant subscription at Teamster protest against pay cut for part-time workers Feb.23, San Francisco. At right, Joel Britton, SWP candidate for California governor. SWP has launched Militant drive to advance fight against Moscow’s war.

In response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Militant has launched a timely and needed international drive to expand the reach of the paper, win 1,600 new subscribers, sell 1,600 books by Socialist Workers Party and other revolutionary leaders presenting…


25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 86/No. 10 - March 14, 2022

March 17, 1997 DES MOINES, Iowa — On February 7 agents of the Immigration and Naturalization Service arrested 22 Latino workers at the Swift pork packinghouse in Marshalltown, alleging they were working without visas. The agents were accompanied by Swift…