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Workers Struggles

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Italian Port Workers Remind Us of Our Potential

October 8, 2025

For the past two weeks, Italian workers and a diverse layer of the population have …

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Anger and Uprising in Nepal

September 24, 2025

The protest movement that took down the Nepalese government shows the power of masses of people. …

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France: What Lies Behind the Surge in Social Unrest?

September 23, 2025

From a correspondent in France On Wednesday, September 10, and then again on Thursday, September …

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France: To Get Rid of the Anti-Social Policies That Favor the Rich and the Bosses, Let’s Go On Strike On September 18… And Then Keep Going!

September 20, 2025

September 15, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French …

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Update – Boeing Strikers Reject Tentative Agreement for the Third Time!

September 15, 2025

Workers at Boeing’s warplane plants in St. Louis went on strike on August 4 after …

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Boeing Threatens to Hire Scabs to Break the Strike at Its Saint Louis War Plants

September 10, 2025

Boeing plans to hire scabs to defeat its striking workers. …

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Indonesia: A Spark Could Set the Archipelago Ablaze

September 9, 2025

A popular uprising is sweeping Indonesia, against the policies of the president. …

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Air Canada Workers Defy Government to Continue Strike

August 25, 2025

On August 17th, over 10,000 striking Air Canada workers took a historic step and continued …

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Kaiser San Rafael Nurses Protest Potential Layoffs

August 24, 2025

On August 21st, nurses at the Kaiser San Rafael facility held a one-day protest in …

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Immigrant Workers in Italy Fight Back and Win Better Conditions

August 23, 2025

Immigrant workers in Prato, Italy, won a 40-hour work week after 14 weeks of striking. …

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The Hormel Strike 40 Years Later – What Lessons Can We Learn?

August 17, 2025

On August 17, 1985, workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in the small town of …

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Workers In India Stand Up

July 24, 2025

On Wednesday July 9th, there was a general strike of workers across India. The union …

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Trump’s Cuts Will Affect All of Us Everywhere

July 16, 2025

Since taking office in late January, Trump and his anti-worker bureaucrats have already begun to …

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Panama: Workers Rise Up Against Repression and Imperialism

July 8, 2025

Since March 2025, workers across Panama have revolted against a new pension law that attacks …

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Bay Area: Protestors Shut Down ICE Abductions at Immigration Courts

June 11, 2025

Protestors in San Francisco prevented ICE from abducting immigrants. …

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Los Angeles Protests: Together We Have the Power to Stand Up to ICE and All of the Attacks Against Us

June 9, 2025

As the Trump administration continues to escalate its aggressive attack on immigrants across the country, …

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Train Engineers Strike NJ Transit for 3 Days

May 22, 2025

On Friday, May 16, more than 400 NJ Transit train engineers (the workers who drive …

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Trump Says, “You’re Fired” – Government Workers Need an Organized Fight to Save Jobs and Social Services

May 17, 2025

Donald Trump began his second presidency determined to shut down U.S. government programs, which his …

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When the Union Won’t Fight, Workers Stand Up

May 9, 2025

Baltimore Department of Public Works (DPW) workers are angry that their union, AFSCME Local 44, …

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More Pain From Budget Cuts Will Hit Soon

May 4, 2025

As Trump has issued executive order after executive order and his billionaire bureaucrats have cut …

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Trump’s Cancellation of Union Contracts: An Assault on All Workers

April 26, 2025

On March 27, President Trump declared that a million federal workers would lose their collective …

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The Fight at VTA – It’s NOT Over!

April 10, 2025

This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now newsletter for BART (Bay Area Rapid …

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As They Grind Our Lives into the Ground, Resistance Becomes More Necessary than Ever

April 3, 2025

The Trump administration knows its policies are unpopular, so it represses opposition: all the more reason to resist! …

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VTA Still Out!

March 25, 2025

VTA workers are still on strike for better wages, despite management’s insults to the workers. …

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Baltimore City Owes Workers Safety and Respect

March 25, 2025

Last August, Ronald Silver II died from being overworked and deprived of hydration in the sweltering heat of 99°F. Following …

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Unionizing Isn’t Enough: Starbucks Workers Demand a Fair Contract

March 15, 2025

In 2021, workers from multiple Starbucks locations in Buffalo, NY stood together to fight for …

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VTA Out!

March 10, 2025

Workers at the South Bay’s Valley Transportation Authority went on strike for wage increases. …

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“We Want Bread, Not Crumbs” – The Detroit Hunger March of 1932: A Tragedy in a Longer Struggle

March 7, 2025

On March 7, 1932, an explosive confrontation took place when at least 3,000 Ford workers …

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Greek Workers Strike and Protest Government Cover-Up of Train Crash Massacre

March 5, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of people in Greece went on strike and protested against the government’s handling of a train crash. …

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Wicked Review: The Limitations of Reform and Individualism

February 26, 2025

The hit Broadway musical Wicked finally gets the Hollywood treatment, bringing its message about rejecting …

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Consumers and Producers

February 25, 2025

This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now newsletter for BART (Bay Area Rapid …

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Argentina: Against Milei, One Million Proudly Angry

February 18, 2025

After Argentina’s President Milei gave a reactionary speech, a million demonstrators marched against him. …

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Layoffs: Let the Fear Switch Sides!

February 18, 2025

Mass layoffs are happening in both the U.S. and France. The ruling class is trying to threaten the working class; let us return the threat! …

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Black History Month 2025: The Struggle Must Be Renewed

February 18, 2025

During Black History Month, remember the struggles the Black people have fought and what they have won. …

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Workers and Unions Facing a Crisis, But We Can Change Direction!

February 17, 2025

The working class has the power to mount an effective opposition to Trump, in contrast to the feeble actions by bureaucratic union leaderships and the Democratic Party. …

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The Intentional Chaos and Real Dangers of Trump’s First Weeks

February 5, 2025

The chaos of Trump’s rapid-fire executive orders is part distraction, and part attacks on the working class. …

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France: To the “Bosses’ Disgruntlement,” Let’s Oppose Our United Anger!

February 5, 2025

February 3, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French …

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Serbian Students and Workers Fight Back

February 4, 2025

Serbian students are leading a protest movement against the corruption of the government, which had led to people dying in a roof collapse. …

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French and Immigrant Workers: Same Bosses, Same Fight!

January 29, 2025

January 27, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French …

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Celebrating the Anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution

January 27, 2025

A revolution started in Egypt on January 25, 2011. …

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Teamsters Mount Picket Lines at Amazon Facilities to Demand Big Changes

December 19, 2024

Conditions at Amazon are so bad that in some years, 75% of the approximately 900,000 …

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BART in the News

December 16, 2024

The following is reprinted from Speak Out Now’s workplace newsletter at Bay Area Rapid Transit …

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France: The Only Positive Way Out of the Political Crisis: Mobilize to Impose Our Demands!

December 11, 2024

Workers went on strike as Prime Minister Barnier’s was brought down. Amidst the crisis in the government, the workers can impose their demands. …

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Port Talks Break Down. International Solidarity is Key.

December 9, 2024

After the ILA stopped its strike, negotiations have broken down. Worker power is built on solidarity, although the union bureaucrats such as Daggett aren’t interested in that. …

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Underground Resistance: The Struggle of South Africa’s Artisanal Miners

December 5, 2024

Recent events in South Africa highlight the deadly conditions faced by artisanal miners, caught between …

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Report from the Picket Line: SF Hotel Workers Won’t Concede To Corporate Greed

December 2, 2024

San Francisco hotel workers are in their third month of a strike. …

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Thankful For Those Who Refused to Accept the Unacceptable

November 27, 2024

On Thanksgiving, be thankful for all those who refused to accept the unacceptable. …

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France: Against Layoffs and All Attacks on Workers, Let’s Build a Fight “All Together!”

November 26, 2024

To oppose layoffs and attacks on workers, we must fight together! …

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The 1945 U.A.W. Strike and the Victorious Post War Strike Wave

November 21, 2024

In recent years workers activity has bubbled nationwide. In the service and retail sectors, in …

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France: Against Attacks by Employers and Government: We Will Not Accept Sacrifices!

November 20, 2024

When the bosses attack us with layoffs and pay cuts, we must fight against them together. …

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