Rail bosses use drones to spy on, victimize workers

Vol. 82/No. 14 - April 9, 2018

Feigning concern for safety, Union Pacific bosses began using drones to spy on workers at 14 of its rail yards in December. A new crew of drone operators has been hired to look for “behaviors that deviate from the railroad’s…


Solidarity builds for locked-out Quebec aluminum workers

Vol. 82/No. 14 - April 9, 2018

BÉCANCOUR, Quebec — “We will fight for our rights. Through the struggle we have the opportunity to meet other workers and solidify the fight,” Danny Pilotte, a foundry worker, one of over 1,000 locked-out ABI Bécancour aluminum workers, told Communist…


Teachers’ protests call for support from all workers

Seek to build movement for pay, benefits, dignity
Vol. 82/No. 14 - April 9, 2018
Thousands march in Phoenix and across Arizona March 28 against attacks on teachers.

Teachers, other school workers and their supporters rallied outside the state Capitol in Phoenix March 28 to press their demand for higher pay and better conditions. Similar actions are planned in Tucson and seven other cities across Arizona. Over the…


Idaho silver miners mark one year on strike against Hecla

Vol. 82/No. 13 - April 2, 2018
March 17 protest in Mullan, Idaho, shows silver miners’ determination to continue their strike.

MULLAN, Idaho — Chanting “One year longer, one year stronger!” and “Mullan is a union town!” over 150 silver miners, family members and supporters marched here March 17, marking the one-year anniversary of the strike by United Steelworkers Local 5114…


Teachers build movement to fight government attacks

School workers mobilize in Oklahoma, Arizona, Kentucky
Vol. 82/No. 13 - April 2, 2018
“This fight is worth fighting,” teachers and supporters chant at March 21 protest in Kentucky capital.

STILLWATER, Okla. — The next showdown in the battle pitting teachers and other school workers against state governments is shaping up in Oklahoma. As the April 2 strike deadline approaches, support is building and preparations put in place. Inspiration from…


Join March 28, April 2 school worker protests!

Vol. 82/No. 13 - April 2, 2018

After a decade without a raise and facing ongoing attacks on their health care, Oklahoma teachers and state workers plan to strike April 2, with a mass rally that day in Oklahoma City. Arizona teachers fighting similar conditions have called…


Ky. teachers fight threat of government pension cuts

Vol. 82/No. 12 - March 26, 2018

Following the example of school workers in West Virginia, over a 1,000 teachers, retirees, other public workers and their supporters crowded the state Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, March 12, protesting a bill brought before the state Senate that would slash…


Bosses disregard for safety led to Washington Amtrak derailment

Vol. 82/No. 12 - March 26, 2018

SEATTLE — Debate continues in Washington state over who is responsible for the derailment of Amtrak’s maiden voyage over new track between Tacoma and Portland, Oregon, that led to the death of three people and injured dozens Dec. 18. While…


Get in a car, take a plane, join workers in struggle!

Vol. 82/No. 12 - March 26, 2018

Teachers and other school workers are locked in bitter battles today with state governments in Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arizona and elsewhere. The Militant urges workers, youth and the labor movement across the country to get in a car or a…


Inspired by W.Va. victory workers organize to fight

Victory of W.Va. teachers builds labor movement
Vol. 82/No. 12 - March 26, 2018
Teachers protest government attacks March 12 at state Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky.

BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. — The March 6 victory in the strike of teachers and all school workers in West Virginia came out of a powerful social movement, where union members took ownership of their struggle and won solidarity from coal…