News and Analysis from the United States
By Sofia D., Red Phoenix correspondent, Minnesota. Since Sep. 15, thousands of United Auto Workers (UAW) nationwide have been on strike against General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis, demanding higher wages and benefits. On Sep. 23, a Red Phoenix correspondent joined… Read More ›
By Benjamin J. Rizzo, Red Phoenix correspondent, Florida. “As long as women or men live under the pressure of unemployment, as long as the level of wages is not sufficient for a family, as long as housing conditions are unfavorable,… Read More ›
By Anna I., Red Phoenix correspondent, Ohio. The strikes of SAG-AFTRA and WGA continue to rage, but you likely would not know that if you consumed only capitalist news sources. The strikes began in July over unfair labor practices and… Read More ›
Labor Day, 2023. Portland, OR. New Seasons Market is a local grocery store chain whose workers have unionized in several stores over the last two years, forming the New Seasons Labor Union (NSLU). The Red Phoenix interviewed a bargaining member… Read More ›
By Anna I., Red Phoenix correspondent, Ohio. Child labor laws are being repealed in the United States in order to preserve profits, loosening previous restrictions in order to allow younger minors to work in dangerous settings. In a span of… Read More ›
By Leon V., Red Phoenix correspondent, Florida. Attempted putschist Donald Trump surrendered and was booked at Fulton County Jail in Georgia yesterday for a criminal racketeering and conspiracy charge, and although he was immediately released, the outrage and fervor of… Read More ›
By Ian Ocx and June Vass. In the wake of the unprecedented increase in deadly mass shootings across the United States over the last decade we in the American Party of Labor found it necessary to put forward a dialectical… Read More ›
By Anna I., Red Phoenix correspondent, Ohio. The Ohio State Constitution presently allows citizen referendums to take place with the assent of at least half (44) of Ohio counties, allows a ten-day period for correcting errors in collecting these signatures,… Read More ›
Unity Statement of the Pacific Northwest People Over Profit Coalition. Peoples’ Summit Against APEC, Seattle, Washington, July 29, 2023. The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC), like other so-called “free trade” institutions like the World Trade Organization, exists to expand… Read More ›
On the weekend of July 29–30, members of the John Reed Division of the American Party of Labor attended the Peoples’ Summit against APEC in Seattle, WA. The Peoples’ Summit was organized by the Pacific Northwest People Over Profit Coalition,… Read More ›
Biden pressured Teamsters to settle early By Mike Elk for Payday Report, July 25, 2023. Earlier today, the Teamsters announced they had reached a “historic” tentative agreement. The Teamsters have not released the legal language contract, but only a few… Read More ›
By V. Valentino, Red Phoenix correspondent, California. In what can be seen as an act of camaraderie, members of the Screen Actors Guild will join striking Writers Guild of America members on picket lines throughout Los Angeles and across the… Read More ›
By S. Argun, Red Phoenix correspondent, Seattle. The critical transition to renewable energy sources has been set up to fail by the economic restructuring of the electricity sector, which prioritizes market profits over anything else. The plummeting costs and rising… Read More ›
By M. A. Booth, Red Phoenix correspondent, Kentucky. The Central Appalachian region of the US has a long history of coal mining going back nearly two centuries. The region itself encompasses approximately 29,773 square miles of land in five states:… Read More ›
By Anna I., Red Phoenix correspondent, Ohio. Since the first week of June, toxic smoke has blanketed cities in the Midwest and on the East Coast. This smoke, wafting from wildfires burning in Quebec and Ontario, Canada, has caused air… Read More ›
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