Build solidarity with union struggles today

Vol. 86/No. 38 - October 17, 2022

Statement by Joanne Kuniansky, Socialist Workers Party candidate for Congress from New Jersey, Sept. 30. Kuniansky is a member of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers union. Working people confront both deteriorating living standards caused by soaring prices…


Fight for justice for Mahsa Amini!

Vol. 86/No. 37 - October 10, 2022

Millions of working people in the U.S. and worldwide stand with protesters across Iran in response to the death of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish woman who died in the hands of the reactionary regime’s notorious “morality police.” She was arrested…


“Back rail workers’’ struggles! No worker has to die on the job!

Vol. 86/No. 36 - October 3, 2022

This statement by Naomi Craine, a rail worker and member of the SMART-TD union and Socialist Workers Party candidate for governor in Illinois, was released Sept. 20. Rail workers continue to face a relentless offensive from carrier bosses determined to…


NZ firefighters march for wages, more hiring

Vol. 86/No. 35 - September 26, 2022

ONEHUNGA, New Zealand — Wearing their firefighting gear, some 25 workers in the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union led a protest march here Aug. 26, building support for their fight for a contract. The stoppage was part of a second…


Minn. nurses demand control over staff levels

Vol. 86/No. 35 - September 26, 2022

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Some 15,000 members of the Minnesota Nurses Association began a three-day strike Sept. 12 at 15 hospitals in the Twin Cities and Duluth areas. They have been working without a contract since June 1. Hundreds picketed…


Fight FBI harassment in Puerto Rico!

Vol. 86/No. 35 - September 26, 2022

FBI harassment of participants in the Juan Rius Rivera Brigade from Puerto Rico and other opponents of the U.S. economic war on Cuba is a serious threat to rights working people need in both Puerto Rico and the U.S. Labor…


Build solidarity with workers’ struggles!

Vol. 86/No. 34 - September 19, 2022

Statement issued Sept. 6 by Joanne Kuniansky, Socialist Workers Party candidate for U.S. Congress from New Jersey. Thousands of workers came together in Labor Day actions yesterday. Many featured workers involved in strike battles seeking to push back dangerous working…


SWP leader discusses Constitution during trial against the FBI

Vol. 86/No. 33 - September 12, 2022
In 1786, Massachusetts farmers staged Shays’ Rebellion. Many, like their leader, Daniel Shays, were veterans of Revolutionary War. Their uprising opposed unfair tax burden imposed by new government. Such plebian revolts helped force addition of amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, that strengthened the Constitution and its protections against government intrusions.

Our book feature this week is FBI on Trial: The Victory in the Socialist Workers Party Suit Against Government Spying. Readers will find it of special interest in light of the latest assault on constitutional rights by the Biden administration…


Visy workers in New Zealand strike for pay raise, shorter hours

Vol. 86/No. 33 - September 12, 2022

AUCKLAND New Zealand — Some 75 workers from two packaging companies here — Visy Board New Zealand and its subsidiary, Charta Packaging — picketed outside the Visy plant Aug. 24, while cars and trucks honked their horns in solidarity on…


Why we defend constitutional rights

Vol. 86/No. 32 - September 5, 2022

The importance for working people in defending our constitutional rights and protections from government interference has been driven home by the Aug. 8 raid by the FBI, Washington’s political police, at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. Since the working…