News relating to Organized Labor, Strikes, Unionization, and Worker’s Struggles in the Workplace.
Misha G. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Massachusetts– Since Dec. 2, approximately 2,000 construction workers hired to build the new BYD manufacturing factory in Camaçari, in the state of Bahia, Brazil, have gone on strike to demand dignified living and… Read More ›
Alberes Simão | A Verdade Nov. 13, 2025 | Translated from Portuguese for the Red Phoenix | Brazil– Thanks to the example of the Movement for Struggle in Neighborhoods, Villages and Slums, the MLB, we can see that it is… Read More ›
Thomas K. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Ohio– The weekend before Trump’s inauguration, the working masses and oppressed peoples — women, people of color, queer community members, immigrants, and allies — banded together across the country for marches and rallies… Read More ›
Comrade Erol “Arif” Büyükkaraca has died. Comrade Arif was a long-time member of the Executive Board of the Labor Party of Turkey (Emek Partisi), and a life-long proletarian internationalist and revolutionary. Many of us got to know Comrade Arif at… Read More ›
APL John Reed Division | Washington– The evening of Dec. 28, members of the John Reed Division of the American Party of Labor ran one of our Service to the People programs in downtown Seattle, distributing free sandwiches, toiletries, drinks,… Read More ›
Published by Arbeit Zukunft of the Organization for the Construction of a Communist Workers’ Party in Germany, Oct. 22, 2024. Translated for the Red Phoenix by Maryland correspondent Artyom S.– 30th Anniversary of the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and… Read More ›
By the Labor Commission of the APL– Around the world the flames of liberation are spreading. Palestine has been fighting an ongoing genocide for the past 7 months. In America, we have seen one of the most active years for… Read More ›
Ian Ocx and Svetlana Hagan | Red Phoenix correspondents | Texas– On Monday, April 15, 2024 the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) announced that it would be refusing to hear McKesson v. Doe, a case that centers around… Read More ›
American Party of Labor, Colorado Division– In the United States there is a growing sense of abandonment amongst rural working people, and while some regions may express this more directly than others, it is a trending phenomenon that cannot and… Read More ›
Turkey — Özak Textile was established 10 years ago in Urfa in southeastern Turkey as the 4th textile factory of Özak Holding. The factory mainly produces for international companies such as Levi’s, Zara and Hugo Boss. Since 1985, the holding… Read More ›
By Sofia D., Red Phoenix correspondent, Minnesota. In the years since the murder of George Floyd, there have been numerous discussions and campaigns concerning the role and structure of policing. What is their function? Who do they serve? What should… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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