In June 1979 the Supreme Court upheld a contract negotiated by the United Steelworkers of America with Kaiser Aluminum. In order to upgrade employment for those targeted by longstanding discrimination, the contract had established a quota that one-half of the…
Statement by Rachele Fruit for the Socialist Workers Party to the U.N. Special Committee on Decolonization hearing on Puerto Rico, June 22. Distinguished chairperson and committee members: My name is Rachele Fruit, and I speak on behalf of the Socialist…
MONTREAL — In one of the worst wildfire seasons in Canada, over 2,600 forest fires have spread across the country, forcing more than 100,000 people to be evacuated from their homes. Hundreds of homes were destroyed as over 23,000 square…
The Davenport, a 116-year-old apartment building in downtown Davenport, Iowa, partially collapsed May 28, killing Branden Colvin Sr., 42; Ryan Hitchcock, 51; and Daniel Prien, 60; and injuring many others. Fifty tenants lost their homes and possessions in the 78-unit…
QUITMAN, Ga. — “It was good to discuss some of our problems,” Edward Collier told the Militant, after a May 20 gathering of Black farmers in the community of Dixie. Held at the Friendship AME Church, the forum drew 20…
FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Socialist Workers Party members from Atlanta traveled 90 miles south to talk with workers here about the union-organizing drive victory at the Blue Bird Corp. school bus assembly plant. Workers voted 697-435 to be represented by…
NEW YORK — Over 500 members and supporters of the striking Writers Guild of America union rallied outside Rockefeller Center here May 23. Mike Karnell, who has been a writer for seven years, told the Militant that he believes striking…
The May 19 execution of three men active in “Women, Life, Freedom” protests in Isfahan has fueled demonstrations against the death penalty in Iran and around the world. The government alleged that Saleh Mirhashemi, a karate champion and coach; Majid…
Riding a high approval rating amid widespread crime from his “war on gangs,” President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador is paving the way for reelection in 2024 despite a constitutional prohibition on serving a second term. On May 10, Bukele…
NEW YORK — Some 120 people gathered here April 29 to demand an end to the bellicose annual U.S.-South Korea war games, an end to all sanctions imposed on North Korea by the U.S. government, and an end to U.S.-imposed…
