The Iranian regime’s stepped-up use of the death penalty and arrests of union and political activists has not silenced its opponents. In fact, more protests against the brutal dictatorship are taking place. Meanwhile, the U.S. imperialist rulers are stepping up…
ATLANTA — “I want to get that book!” people told us many times Sept. 5, as participants at the annual Cape Verdeans of Atlanta picnic stopped by the Socialist Workers Party literature table to browse the display of titles by…
September 17, 2001 There is a fighting, working-class alternative to the big-business parties in the upcoming elections — the Socialist Workers Party candidates. These candidates have been getting an excellent response, particularly from working people and youth. This is a…
In face of US assaults, Cuba acts to revive industry, farming Three months ago the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba held an Extraordinary Plenary Session, convened by first secretary of the party and president of the republic,…
September 10, 2001 The following message by Puerto Rican independence fighter Rafael Cancel Miranda was sent to the participants in the World Festival of Youth and Students held in Algeria. Cancel Miranda spent over a quarter-century in U.S. prisons. Since…
SEATTLE — Over 100 unionists joined the striking UNITE HERE Local 8 workers on their picket line in front of the Embassy Suites Hotel Aug. 20. “We are fighting for ourselves, but also because if we win this strike it…
HAYWARD, Calif. — Over 350 Teamster ready-mix concrete drivers at CalPortland in northern California ended a two-week strike Aug. 20, overwhelmingly ratifying a one-year contract. “I feel really good about it,” driver Rudy Gomez told the Militant. “They were trying…
BY KATY LEROUGETEL, MARTÍN KOPPEL AND CLAUDIA KAISER-LENOIR HAVANA — A team of Militant correspondents from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom was here in early August to report on the brutal impact of Washington’s relentless aggression against…
CENTER CITY, Minn. — After a hard-fought, monthslong strike, some 170 Government Services Professionals and Human Services workers, members of Teamsters Local 320, ratified a new three-year contract with Chisago County Commissioners here Aug. 28. “The agreement addresses two main…
LONDON — “No air con — no buses,” read signs held by striking bus drivers outside the Arriva North London garage in the Tottenham district here Aug. 14. Some 1,500 workers at eight garages walked out over intolerable work conditions…
