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Baltimore: Racist Sentencing of Teen Squeegee Worker
In July of 2022, a group of Black teens was washing windshields, known as “squeegeeing,” …
Class Struggle
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Autoworkers Make Gains In New Union Contracts, But Big Challenges Lie Ahead
UAW workers won gains with their strike, but they were limited by the way the UAW organized the strike. …
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Durham, N.C. Sanitation Workers’ Illegal Strike Wins Pay Increases for All City Workers
Strikes by public employees are illegal in North Carolina. In 2021 and 2022 city officials …
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Iranian Women: The Struggle Continues
As of October 14, an Iranian teen, Armita Garavand, has been unconscious since October 1, …
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The Autoworkers Strike — Go Big or Go Home
There are 150,000 members of the United Auto Workers who work at Ford, General Motors …
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Workers Have a Right to a 32-Hour Work Week Plus a Big Boost in Pay
In 1940, the United States government set 40 hours as the basic workweek. Since then, …
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Rich Auto Companies Cry Poverty
Capitalists and capitalist corporations – even wealthy and powerful ones like Amazon, Ford and General …
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BART – How Do They Think? Do They?
The following is reprinted from Speak Out Now’s workplace newsletter at Bay Area Rapid Transit …
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Peru – The Third March on Lima and the Ongoing Struggle Against the Government
Last Wednesday, 21,000 people or more marched through the streets of Lima, Peru. The crowds …
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No More Water Breaks: Workers’ Barbeque, Texas Style
September 1, 2023, is a day that will live in workers’ rights infamy. Texas House Bill …
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Peru – How Many More Have to Die?
Peruvian President Boluarte has indicated the intent to use more violence against protestors. …
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June 1943 – When Black workers took the lead in North Carolina’s freedom struggle
In June 1943, Black workers at the RJ Reynolds factory struck against poor working conditions. …
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The Homestead Strike of 1892: The State Shows Whose Side It’s On
On June 25, 1892, the management of the Carnegie Steel Works in Homestead, Pennsylvania, posted …
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Solidarity on Striking Writers’ Picket Lines
On May 2, TV and movie writers went on strike for the first time in …
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Rutgers Faculty Win Victory, But The Fight Isn’t Over
Rutgers workers won pay increases, but they will need to continue to fight against future challenges. …
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British Dockworkers in 1920 Show International Working-Class Solidarity
In 1920, British dockworkers in East London carried out a little-known strike. It was not …
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Rail and Airport Workers in Germany Flex Their Muscles in Fight for Higher Wages
Rail workers organized in the Railway and Transport Union (EVG) in Germany have engaged in …
Artículos en Español
Primero de Mayo: Celebremos el poder y las posibilidades de los trabajadores
El Primero de Mayo se estableció como fiesta internacional en 1889 para honrar las luchas …
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France: Huge Turn Out Again on May 1st: We Won’t Give Up the Fight!
On May 1, French workers continued their fight against Macron’s pension reform. …
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50 Massive Tornadoes Destroy Communities in Two Days
Last week over 50 massive tornadoes swept across the southern and eastern parts of the …
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France: Now and Forever – Let’s Fight Until Total Withdrawal of the Reform!
In France, fight until the pension reform is withdrawn! …
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Chocolate Factory Explosion
In the early evening of Friday, March 24, an explosion killed 7 workers and hospitalized several others …
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German Transport Workers Strike
On Monday, March 27, German workers from EVG, the nation’s largest railway and transport workers …
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The Struggle in France: March 28 and Beyond: Let’s Stay in the Streets and Build the Strikes, and Let’s Win!
French workers are showing their strength by striking against the pension reform. …
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France: Our Motion for Censure is the General Strike!
After President Macron tried to force through pension reform, the French are striking against it. …
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32 States Cut Back Food Assistance
Food stamp programs are being slashed in 32 states. These cuts will affect 30 million …
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French Workers Continue the Fight Against Raising the Retirement Age
Many thousands of workers and students have taken to the streets of France once again …
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Bread and Roses, A Song for International Women’s Day
Bread and Roses is a song associated with the 1912 Lawrence strike, and with International Women’s Day. …
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France: March 7 and Beyond: A General Strike to Paralyze Everything
In France, strike against the proposed pension reform! …
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Baltimore Celebrates the Life of Eddie Conway: A Fighter for the People
On February 25, several hundred people in Baltimore gathered to celebrate the life of Marshall …
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Five-Year Anniversary of the West Virginia Teachers’ Strike
February 22, 2023 marks the five-year anniversary of the West Virginia teachers’ strike. …
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France: We Will Fight to the End!
French people participated in huge demonstrations against pension reform. …
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NYC Nurses Occupy Their Hospital to Oppose Management’s Cuts
Nurses occupied NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital to force the hospital to honor their contract. …
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UK Nurses Strike Across the Pond
Nurses in the UK went on strike on January 18 and 19, and more strikes are expected in the coming months. …
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UK Working Class is Fighting Back
The United Kingdom (UK) experienced a tumultuous 2022 that has hit workers hard. Last year …
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Anti-Government Protests Rock China
Online and on social media, Chinese families blamed authorities for the death of a four-month-old …
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Railroad Bosses Threaten Workers on the Job and in Our Communities
The possibility that workers might strike against national freight rail companies has gotten some headlines …
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Argentina: Workers’ Party’s Rally Gathers over 35,000 to Fight for Socialism!
The Workers’ Party of Argentina held a rally with over 35,000 people, fighting for socialism. …
International
France: Let’s Go on the Offensive!
October 24, 2022 Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the NPA, …
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“Don’t Be Afraid! We’re All Together!” – The Struggle in Iran Deepens
Last month, the Iranian morality police murdered 22-year old Mahsa Amini for the crime of …
International
Iran: The Women Lead a Social Revolt
October 10, 2022, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the NPA, …
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British Workers Resist Skyrocketing Living Costs as Corporations Make Record Profits
In the United Kingdom (U.K.), more than 50,000 rail workers represented by three unions recently …
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Prisoner-Workers Strike in Alabama
Thousands of prisoners in the Alabama state prison system have gone on strike, refusing to …
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“Quiet Quitting” is Just the Beginning
The phrase “quiet quitting” has been blowing up all over social media, and has corporate …
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15,000 Minnesota Nurses Walk Out in Historic Strike
15,000 nurses in Minnesota went on a 3-day strike. …
L'Étincelle Editorials
Facing soaring prices, Let’s Fight for Our Wages
In the face of rising prices, we need to fight for our wages. …
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Using Electric Vehicles as the Excuse to Lay Off Workers
Ford and other auto companies would like to use the transition to electric vehicles as a cover for reducing their workforce. …
Editorials
Labor Day: It’s Time for Workers to Unite
Labor Day is supposedly a time to celebrate working people. Politicians often make cynical speeches …
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Coal Miners’ Strike: Over 500 Days and Betrayed by Democrats and Republicans
Coal miners in Alabama have been on strike now for more than 500 days — …