Hong Kong protests back Catalan independence fight

Vol. 83/No. 41 - November 11, 2019

Protesters in Hong Kong hold Catalan flags showing solidarity with Catalonia’s independence movement in Spain during the 20th week of marches for political rights Oct. 20. The action was on the Chinese mainland, in Kowloon, which is part of the…


Blackjewel miners’ encampment protest wins back pay

Vol. 83/No. 41 - November 11, 2019

Coal miners in Cumberland, Kentucky, who blocked a coal train for two months, have won their fight to get the wages owed them. Their final paychecks had been clawed back by bankrupt Blackjewel bosses in July. “The credit for this…


Striking Chicago teachers, school workers win support

Vol. 83/No. 41 - November 11, 2019

CHICAGO — After two weeks on strike, 25,000 members of the Chicago Teachers Union are picketing and holding nearly daily rallies around the city. They’ve won broad support in their fight for smaller class sizes and more support staff like…


Florida ex-felons push back restrictions on right to vote

Vol. 83/No. 41 - November 11, 2019

MIAMI — The state of Florida cannot require ex-felons to pay all outstanding court fees, fines and restitution before they are allowed to vote, a federal judge here ruled Oct. 18. This decision is the latest development in the fight…


After 40-day strike GM workers approve contract

Discussion continues on fight to end wage tiers
Vol. 83/No. 41 - November 11, 2019
GM workers gained confidence during the strike, standing together and building unity in fight for equal pay for equal work. Above, Sept. 18 UAW picket at Detroit-Hamtramck plant.

SPRING HILL, Tenn. — Some 49,000 United Auto Workers members are back at work at General Motors after approving a new four-year contract 57% to 43%. The discussion among workers continues on what was accomplished in the 40-day strike, and…


Back strikers’ fight against copper bosses’ union busting

Vol. 83/No. 41 - November 11, 2019

AMARILLO, Texas — Two weeks into the strike by more than 1,700 Asarco copper workers in Arizona and Texas, the bosses have refused to negotiate with the seven unions there, claiming they won’t meet until Nov. 14. It looks like…


Socialist Workers Party says workers need our own party

Vol. 83/No. 40 - November 4, 2019
The Socialist Workers Party “begins with the ability of working people to fight,” said Malcolm Jarrett, speaking, SWP candidate for Pittsburgh City Council, at Oct. 15 candidates debate.

PITTSBURGH —“From the United Auto Workers union members on strike against General Motors, and the UAW Mack Truck workers, to the Asarco copper miners in Arizona, we see the beginnings of a new uptick in the struggles of working people,”…


Protest anti-Semitic attack on German synagogue

Vol. 83/No. 40 - November 4, 2019

Two people were killed in a failed anti-Semitic assault on a synagogue Oct. 9 in Halle, Germany, on Yom Kippur, considered by Jews to be one of the most sacred days of the year. Heavily armed Stephan Balliet, 27, from…


UK rulers seek to get around 2016 vote to get out of EU

Vol. 83/No. 40 - November 4, 2019

LONDON — The House of Commons voted Oct. 19 to instruct Prime Minister Boris Johnson to seek another extension to the deadline for the U.K. to get out of the EU — the latest episode in a campaign by the…


Anti-labor outfit attacks autoworker, miner strikes

Vol. 83/No. 40 - November 4, 2019

At a time when tens of thousands of union workers at General Motors, Mack Truck, Asarco copper mines and smelters, and in Chicago schools are fighting the bosses and need solidarity, the anti-labor World Socialist Web Site is working overtime…