News relating to Organized Labor, Strikes, Unionization, and Worker’s Struggles in the Workplace.
Originally published in Tinta Roja (11/25/19) Translated by Red Star Publishers By Simon Arancibia R. Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Communist Party of Bolivia Every government responds to the interests of a social… Read More ›
Translated by Red Star Publications. The plenary of the ICMLPO met in October at a time when the peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America rose up one after another. The international bourgeoisie and capitalism can do nothing but increase… Read More ›
On Sunday, November 24, 2019, the Final Plenary of the Conference to Refound the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression approved the following Resolution: Whereas we called this conference to re-found the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression… Read More ›
We issue this Call in a sense of outrage in the face of increasing racist violence and political repression towards working class and Black and Brown communities. We are currently facing a national epidemic of state-sponsored violence perpetrated by police… Read More ›
The American Party of Labor salutes the people of Ecuador on the signal victory they have achieved over neo-liberal exploitation, governmental corruption, and imperialist subterfuge; and in defense of their national sovereignty, dignity and human worth. On October 1,… Read More ›
Translated by Red Phoenix staff. After 12 days of intense days of protest, unity and popular struggle, the government was forced to back down and repeal Decree 883 and, thus, suspend the elevation of the cost of fuels. This, without… Read More ›
Translated by Red Phoenix staff. The peoples of Ecuador have won an important victory with an eleven-day popular uprising. We have pushed back the government which, with the exercise of brutal repression had been emboldened by the support of the… Read More ›
Below you will find a list of UAW locals that have called to the public for donations to the strike funds to better support striking workers. You can read about the financial difficulties striking workers are facing on strike, and… Read More ›
To all workers and democratic, progressive, and socialist forces in the United States, In a letter released today, October 6th, Terry Dittes, Vice President and Director of UAW’s General Motors Department, announced that GM had retreated on much of the… Read More ›
By E. Kilic, originally published on the National Writers Union Website. Last Saturday, we hit the road, which stretched out into Appalachia, determined to visit striking GM workers at the Philadelphia Parts Distribution Center. A Turkish friend, Çağatay Öncü, asked… Read More ›
Since going on strike two weeks ago, the UAW workers of GM are showing a courageous example to workers across the United States and the world. The struggle has shown and exemplified a great variance of topics and principles. The… Read More ›
On Sunday, Sep.15, The United Autoworkers took up the mantle of class once again and authorized a strike against General Motors with the ending of their contract the previous night before. On Monday, Sep.16, the strike began with a… Read More ›
In the United States, those of us who are leftist workers have a vexed relationship with this labor day, the first Monday in September. The day was a refuge for the American state and compromising union leadership from the May… Read More ›
Last week saw victories and defeats for the labor movement in the United States. In Tennessee, The United Automobile Workers saw defeat in an attempt to unionize a auto factory. Outside Detroit, workers used their power of organization against their… Read More ›
Courtesy NBC News. All rights reserved to the author and/or NBC news. By Elisha Fieldstadt A woman was killed Tuesday after falling into a meat grinder at her job at a food processing plant in Pennsylvania, the local coroner said…. Read More ›
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