Bangkok conference addresses threats against Chinese overseas

Vol. 88/No. 1 - January 1, 2024
Xia Jiang, right, professor from China’s Huaqiao University, addresses Dec. 10 ISSCO workshop. Washington has repeatedly suspected Chinese scientists of “being disloyal to the U.S.,” he said, “some even accused of being spies.” Inset, Audience at opening conference session Dec. 9.

BANGKOK — A conference here Dec. 9-10 focused on the history and experiences of Chinese communities from Southeast Asia to virtually every corner of the globe. Organized by the International Society for the Study of Chinese Overseas, the gathering was…


Dominican gov’t pits workers against Haitian immigrants

Vol. 87/No. 48 - December 25, 2023
Retired Haitian sugarcane worker Ephesiel Bonel, left, holds up his identification card from formerly state-owned Río Haina Sugar Mill, often only ID these workers have. At right is Yega Fabián, another retired Haitian worker. Shirt says, “Pensions for all sugarcane workers.”

The government of President Luis Abinader in the Dominican Republic has stepped up deportations of Haitian immigrants and Dominican citizens of Haitian descent. This takes place as the May 2024 presidential election is approaching. Abinader’s campaign aims to rally support…


DHL workers in Cincinnati strike over safety, wages

Vol. 87/No. 48 - December 25, 2023
Teamsters members picket at DHL Express in Hebron, Kentucky, Dec. 9. More than 1,100 newly organized workers at DHL’s main U.S. hub struck Dec. 7 over safety, wages, dignity.

HEBRON, Ky. — More than 1,100 newly organized DHL Express workers at the delivery company’s main U.S. hub here walked out on strike Dec. 7. The airport ramp workers and tug drivers, members of Teamsters Local 100, are fighting for…


2013 Maidan uprising marked turning point in Ukraine

Vol. 87/No. 47 - December 18, 2023

Ten years ago, on Dec. 6 and 8, 2013, tens of thousands of workers and other Ukrainians from all over the country rallied in Kyiv, the country’s capital, joining the battle to oust the pro-Moscow government of Viktor Yanukovych. The…


Sugarcane cutters in Dominican Republic fight for raise, pensions

Vol. 87/No. 46 - December 11, 2023
Militant reporters from the U.S. and Canada, right, visited the Batey Marchena sugarcane community in La Romana province, Dominican Republic, Nov. 11. Left, Jesús Núñez, national coordinator of Sugarcane Workers Union, describes their fight for pensions, health care, raises.

LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic — “The gains we have made have been because of our mobilizations in the streets,” Jesús Núñez, national coordinator of the Sugarcane Workers Union (UTC), told the Militant. He described their yearslong fight to win pensions,…


‘I need enough to live on,’ Detroit casino strikers say

Vol. 87/No. 45 - December 4, 2023

DETROIT — “Housekeeping is on the streets! Dirty beds, dirty sheets!” was the chant by strikers outside Hollywood Casino’s hotel in Detroit’s Greektown Nov. 15 when Militant  correspondents from Cincinnati joined in. Some 3,700 workers, members of five unions, struck…


Dominican, Haitian sugarcane workers discuss road forward

Vol. 87/No. 45 - December 4, 2023
Sugarcane workers send solidarity message to strikers at International Flavors and Fragrances in Memphis, Tennessee, from Nov. 6-11 conference in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Members and supporters of the Sugarcane Workers Union (UTC) held a conference here Nov. 6-11 to discuss and win support for their fight for retirement pensions. Dozens of Haitian and Dominican sugarcane workers, women as…


Teamster warehouse workers fight boss union busting

Vol. 87/No. 44 - November 27, 2023

COMMERCE, Calif. — Six hundred warehouse workers at Smart & Final grocery chain in the distribution center here and in Riverside went on strike Nov. 1. After Teamsters Local 630 overwhelmingly won union elections there last spring, the company announced…


UCLA march says ‘Free hostages held by Hamas!’

Vol. 87/No. 44 - November 27, 2023
UCLA march says ‘Free hostages held by Hamas!’

LOS ANGELES — “Free the hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza” was the demand of some 400 students and others who joined a rally and march at the University of California at Los Angeles campus here Nov. 7. Tables…


Protests demand Mexican gov’t account for 43 missing students

Vol. 87/No. 43 - November 20, 2023
Thousands marched in Mexico City Sept. 26 on ninth anniversary of disappearance of 43 students from Ayotzinapa, demanding answers from government about who is responsible.

Nine years after the 2014 kidnapping and disappearance of 43 protesting students from Ayotzinapa by powerful drug cartels acting in collusion with the Mexican military and police, their relatives and supporters continue to protest and demand answers from the government…