SEATTLE — About 100 Filipino Americans, members of Bayan Pacific Northwest, Malaya Movement Seattle, and the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines, as well as Socialist Workers Party members and others gathered April 9 at Jose Rizal Park…
LONDON — After a five-year legal battle by taxi drivers and their union, the Supreme Court ruled Feb. 19 that Uber should recognize its drivers as workers and pay them the minimum wage and holiday pay. Drivers are discussing how…
MONTREAL — More than 150 people rallied April 13 in front of Shell’s oil terminal here in solidarity with 17 members of Unifor Local 121 locked out by the bosses since November. They’ve been without a contract for almost two…
BROOKWOOD, Ala. — “We are one UMWA,” “No contract no coal,” and “United we stand UMWA” signs dot yards, showing support for the 1,100 members of the United Mine Workers of America on strike against Warrior Met Coal here since…
ST. PAUL PARK, Minn. — Some 200 Marathon Petroleum refinery workers, members of Teamsters Local 120, have been locked out by the bosses for over 12 weeks, but remain strong in their fight for safety on the job and for…
MINNEAPOLIS — A jury here convicted fired cop Derek Chauvin on all charges April 20 for the killing of George Floyd last May. After two days of deliberation the jury unanimously found Chauvin guilty of second- and third-degree murder and…
Unable to stop the nationwide movement against the Feb. 1 military coup, despite killing more than 700 people and jailing thousands, the military regime continues to step up targeting of union and other protest leaders. Soldiers and police arrested Myo…
WASHINGTON, Pa. — United Steelworkers union officials and Allegheny Technologies Inc. bosses returned to the bargaining table April 19 for the first in-person negotiations since 1,300 workers went on strike at nine ATI plants across the country March 30. The…
Statement by Gerardo Sánchez, Socialist Workers Party candidate for Dallas City Council, District 1, April 21. Millions of workers remain out of work today, facing mounting hardships and uncertainty and isolation from fellow workers on the job. That is the…
The U.S. rulers’ 20-year-long war in Afghanistan will be brought to an end, promised President Joseph Biden, as had Donald Trump before him, halting a conflict Washington long ago gave up trying to win. Some 2,500 U.S. troops will leave…
