On Sept. 8 the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the execution of John Henry Ramirez, a death-row prisoner in Texas, three hours before he was to be killed. He was waiting in a holding cell a few feet from the death…
BEAUMONT, Texas — Over 650 oil workers, members of United Steelworkers Local 13-243, have been locked out at the ExxonMobil Refinery and Lubricant Blending and Packaging plant here since bosses marched them out of the facility four months ago. They…
As we go to press … The BCTGM announced Sept. 15 it had reached a tentative agreement with Nabisco. Union members will read, discuss and vote on the proposals in the coming days. Picketing at the six strike locations continues…
QUEENS, N.Y. — Socialist Workers Party candidates Róger Calero for mayor of New York City and Willie Cotton for public advocate, and campaign supporters on Sept. 12 extended solidarity to residents affected by destructive floods caused by heavy rain from…
The deaths and social disaster left in the wake of Hurricane Ida in Louisiana, New York, New Jersey and elsewhere are the result of the workings of capitalism and the class-divided realities it imposes on working people. The liberal media,…
CHICAGO — Chanting “What do we want? A contract!” and “No contract! No cookies,” 200 strikers, members of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 1, their supporters and fellow unionists rallied outside Nabisco’s flagship bakery here…
BROOKWOOD, Ala. — Over 1,100 members of the United Mine Workers of America have been on strike against Warrior Met Coal here since April 1, fighting to regain historic wages and working conditions they won in past battles. The strike…
PLACERVILLE, Calif. — Dennis Richter, Socialist Workers Party candidate for governor of California, and SWP campaigners visited towns in the north of the state hit by wildfires Aug. 23. Since it began in July, the Dixie Fire has laid waste…
DALLAS — The U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to reject a temporary injunction requested by abortion providers to block a Texas law that went into effect Sept. 1. The law bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Unlike similar…
SYDNEY — Over 7,000 truck drivers went on a national 24-hour strike Aug. 27 against Toll Group, one of the major trucking companies here and internationally. They are fighting for a new contract that will defend jobs from the bosses’…
