Camilo Lazo | National Chair of the American Party of Labor— On Jan. 24, the heart of Michael Parenti ceased to beat. It was a strong heart. It was a heart filled with love for the poor, the oppressed, the marginalized, the wretched. … Read More ›
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Unemployment surge signals deeper cracks in U.S. labor market
John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– As the final days of 2025 unfold, the U.S. economy confronts a somber reality: millions more workers are sidelined, their livelihoods eroded by a system that prioritizes profit over people. The Bureau… Read More ›
Registered nurse provides insight into local hospital collaboration with I.C.E.
Ilektra A. and Oriana R. | Red Phoenix correspondents | Oregon– Legacy Emanuel, a private non-profit hospital in Portland, OR, has demonstrated its willingness to continue the long-standing tradition of collaboration between business interests and agents of fascism. Former employee… Read More ›
On-the-job murder of Amber Czech by coworker a tragic expression of misogyny in labor
Joint statement by the Labor Commission and the Women’s Commission of the American Party of Labor– On Nov. 11, Amber Czech, a 20-year old welder for Advanced Process Technologies in Minnesota, was bludgeoned to death on the job by a… Read More ›
Amazon’s automation set to destroy hundreds of thousands of jobs
Thomas K. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– The struggle to organize Amazon warehouses has been a leading battleground in the modern American class war. Employing around one million workers in America, they place themselves firmly as one of the… Read More ›
Budget cuts continue to suffocate coal miners
Thomas K. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Black lung is what you get. In the Spring of 2025, a slew of Trump regime budget cuts to National Institute of Occupational… Read More ›
“No contract, no coffee!” Starbucks workers stand united against union-busting
Thomas K. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– Starbucks baristas from around the country have gotten together to exercise their collective muscle and stand against rampant understaffing and poor pay. Starbucks has been and continues to be one of the… Read More ›
McKees Rocks Strike “greatest labor fight in all history”
Thomas K. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– “Men are persecuted, robbed, and slaughtered, and their wives are abused in a manner worse than death… all to obtain or retain positions that barely keep starvation from the door.” Rev. Father… Read More ›
Coal miners fight cuts to black lung disability benefits
Thomas K. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– The National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) came under attack recently by the Trump administration by means of funding cuts, with one specifically targeted a program that provided screening for… Read More ›
Gov. Polis vetoes Worker Protection Act, betrays Colorado’s working class
John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– On May 16, 2025, Colorado Governor Jared Polis dealt a devastating blow to the state’s labor movement, and, in the same stroke, a blow to the illusion of the bourgeois union’s militancy… Read More ›
La demagógica racista de Sean Duffy no puede ocultar la intensificación de la explotación de los camioneros
Sofia D. | Comisión de Nacionalidades Oprimidas del American Party of Labor | traducido por Camilo Lazo— [Editor’s note: To read this article in English, click here.] Sean Duffy, secretario del Departamento de Transportación de EE. UU. bajo Trump, firmó… Read More ›
Editorial: On keeping up morale in dark times
Camilo Lazo | National Chair of the American Party of Labor– It is so easy to fall into despair or nihilism now. It’s understandable. The people have suffered major setbacks and we are only human. Our hearts bleed and our… Read More ›
One corporation crafting war machines, poisoning Portland
Evan R. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Oregon– Precision Cast Parts Corp is a metal casting and fabrication company owned by Berkshire-Hathaway and based in Lake Oswego, Oregon. While PCC produces a large variety of products, their primary business is… Read More ›
Further advance the struggles for working women!
International Women’s Alliance (IWA)— On this May Day, the International Women’s Alliance calls on all working and oppressed women to join with the workers of the world to advance their struggles and fight back against their exploiters and oppressors. The… Read More ›
Workers weigh in on what it means to be a communist on May Day
This May Day, the Labor Commission of the American Party of Labor surveyed its members about two questions: “What does May Day mean to you?” and “Why are you a Communist?” As the world pushes further and further towards the… Read More ›
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