UK rail union protests gov’t threat to deport unionists

Vol. 89/No. 35 - October 6, 2025

LONDON — A hundred people joined a Sept. 17 protest here called by the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers union and backed by other unions against changes made by the Labour government to visa-eligibility requirements. This poses the threat of…


Australia protest counters Jew-hating mobilization

Vol. 89/No. 35 - October 6, 2025
Over 2,000 Jews and opponents of Jew-hatred joined a rally at Bondi Beach in Sydney September 7, protesting against provocative anti-Israel mobilization nearby. Speaking is musician Hylton Chilchik.

SYDNEY — Over 2,000 members of the Jewish community rallied at Sydney’s Bondi Beach Sept. 7 to counter a provocative anti-Israel protest. “When the antisemites come here, to the area that has the largest Jewish population in New South Wales,…


London rally opposes Syrian gov’t attacks against Druze, Christians

Vol. 89/No. 35 - October 6, 2025

LONDON — Dozens of Druze and their supporters held a protest here Aug. 30 to call attention to the situation they face in southern Syria, with murderous attacks against them, including by government forces. In English and Arabic, protesters called…


Houston hotel workers extend strike in fight for wage raise

Vol. 89/No. 35 - October 6, 2025
Striking members of UNITE HERE Local 23 at Hilton Americas-Houston hotel Sept. 20. Bringing messages of solidarity are members of BCTGM Local 111 at Bimbo in Grand Prairie, Texas.

HOUSTON — Some 400 members of UNITE HERE Local 23 have been on strike at the city-owned Hilton Americas hotel here since Labor Day. They’ve now extended their strike, originally set for 10 days, through Oct. 12. One of their…


Public outcry wins release, asylum for Ayman Soliman

Vol. 89/No. 35 - October 6, 2025

CINCINNATI — Ayman Soliman, who had served as a Muslim chaplain at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, walked out of Butler County Jail here on Sept. 19. After 72 days in immigration detention, the federal government dropped all charges against…


Seattle meeting celebrates political life of Rashaad Ali

Vol. 89/No. 35 - October 6, 2025

SEATTLE — Rashaad Ali, a 30-year member of the Socialist Workers Party, died Aug. 27 after battling illnesses for the last year. He was 78. A celebration of his life and political contributions to building the SWP took place here…


Iran protests: ‘Our enemy is here!’ ‘Stop warmongering’

Vol. 89/No. 35 - October 6, 2025
Iran protests: ‘Our enemy is here!’ ‘Stop warmongering’

“Our enemy is right here, they lie when they say it’s in America,” “Enough warmongering, our tables are empty,” and “No to inflation and high prices, no to war and destruction” were some of the slogans retirees chanted in Kermanshah…


Hotel workers in Houston extend strike at Hilton Americas

Vol. 89/No. 34 - September 29, 2025

HOUSTON — After nine days on strike, 400 workers represented by  UNITE HERE Local 23 who work at Hilton Americas-Houston here have extended their walkout through Sept. 20. The extension was announced as over 150 strikers and their supporters attended…


Putin’s war on Ukraine hits Poland, as NATO, Moscow hold war games

Vol. 89/No. 34 - September 29, 2025

In a deliberate violation of Poland’s airspace, Moscow deployed 19 drones across that country’s border Sept. 9, during a broader assault on working people in Ukraine. Warplanes from the Netherlands and Poland, both members of the Washington-led NATO military alliance,…


Airport Plane Train workers vote union in, seek first contract

Vol. 89/No. 34 - September 29, 2025

ATLANTA — Nearly 100 workers who operate and maintain the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s Plane Train voted 56-24 to go union. The International Association of Machinists Rail Division and Transportation Communications Union/IAM announced the election results Aug. 20.  The Plane…