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Editorials

France: The Working Class Can Decide Its Future

March 26, 2023

For months, starting in mid-January, there have been ongoing strikes and mobilizations in France. There …

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Los Angeles School Staff and Teachers on Strike

March 22, 2023

On Tuesday, school staff represented by Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 99, in the …

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The Tunisian Tinderbox – A Society Set to Explode

March 18, 2023

In 2011, the Tunisian people overthrew the regime of Ben Ali, the long-standing and corrupt …

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French Workers Continue the Fight Against Raising the Retirement Age

March 17, 2023

Many thousands of workers and students have taken to the streets of France once again …

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NYC Uber and Lyft Drivers Strike and Win Higher Pay

March 17, 2023

Last month, New York City Uber and Lyft drivers staged a 12-hour strike at LaGuardia …

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Determined Alabama Coal Miner’s Strike Ends After 23 Months 

March 15, 2023

In mid-February, striking coal miners at the Warrior Met Coal mine in Brookwood, Alabama decided …

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France: March 7, 8, 9 and as Long as it Takes: General Strike for Our Pensions!

March 2, 2023

February 27, 2023, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the New …

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French Workers Fight Pension Reform: Is a General Strike Next?

February 18, 2023

The fight against the pension reform in France that began in January is still raging. …

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Education Workers in Portugal Fight Back

February 17, 2023

After a month-long, rotating strike that began in mid-January, 150,000 teachers and supporters staged a …

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France on January 31: Another Day of Struggle Against Pension Reform!

February 4, 2023

On Tuesday, Jan. 31 huge crowds took to the streets in the biggest nation-wide protest …

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France: Strike on Tues. 31: We Will Fight to the End!

February 3, 2023

January 29, 2023 editorial of the workplace newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the New …

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France: After the January 19 Strike: We Will Persist to the End!

January 26, 2023

January 23, 2023 editorial of the workplace newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the New …

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France: Force the Government and the Bosses to Back Off!

January 19, 2023

January 16, 2023 editorial of the workplace newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the New …

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Largest Ever Higher Education Strike in UK

December 12, 2022

In November, an estimated 70,000 researchers, academics and administrators went on strike at 150 different …

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Amazon Workers Around The World Stand Up On Black Friday

December 6, 2022

Another annual ritual of capitalism has came and gone — Black Friday, the day following …

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The Railway Workers’ Fight Is Our Fight

December 4, 2022

Last Friday, President Biden signed a Congressional resolution to impose a contract on railway workers. …

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A Railroad Strike is Back on the Table as Workers Reject the Tentative Agreement

November 23, 2022

Conductors and yard workers represented by the Transportation Division of International Association of Sheet Metal, …

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Railroad Bosses Threaten Workers on the Job and in Our Communities

November 18, 2022

The possibility that workers might strike against national freight rail companies has gotten some headlines …

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Graduate Student Workers in University of California System Launch Statewide Strike

November 15, 2022

On Monday, November 14th, about 48,000 unionized academic workers across the University of California’s 10 …

International

France: Let’s Go on the Offensive!

October 28, 2022

October 24, 2022 Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the NPA, …

Articles

The 1969-70 General Electric Strike: “If You Want A War, We’ll Give You A War”

October 26, 2022

On October 27, 1969, over 150,000 workers across the United States walked out of General …

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British Workers Resist Skyrocketing Living Costs as Corporations Make Record Profits

October 8, 2022

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

September 30, 2022

Thousands of prisoners in the Alabama state prison system have gone on strike, refusing to …

Editorials

Rail Workers Point to the Power of the Working Class

September 25, 2022

Freight railroad workers have been on the brink of striking for months. On September 14, …

Articles

What’s Been Going on in the Railroad Sector?

September 24, 2022

For those not familiar with the railroads, trying to follow the situation over the last …

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A National Railroad Strike has been Called off … for now

September 18, 2022

On Thursday, Sep. 14, two unions representing about 60,000 railroad workers announced that they have …

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Kaiser Mental Health Workers Continue the Fight

September 17, 2022

Note: This article comes from the most recent edition of Speak Out Now’s Healthcare Newsletter.  Kaiser …

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UK Port Workers Stand Up to the Global Supply Chain

September 3, 2022

On August 28, nearly 2,000 port workers in Felixstowe, the United Kingdom’s busiest port, concluded …

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Starbucks – Hands Off Your Worker-Organizers!

August 27, 2022

In recent months, workers at over 220 Starbucks locations in 33 states across the United …

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Coal Miners’ Strike: Over 500 Days and Betrayed by Democrats and Republicans

August 27, 2022

Coal miners in Alabama have been on strike now for more than 500 days — …

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Workers of Panama: “Solo el pueblo salva al pueblo” (Only the people can save the people!)

August 13, 2022

On August 2nd the teachers of Panama ended their nationwide strike that sparked strikes for …

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(video) U.S. Rail Workers Could Strike and Shut Down the Economy

August 9, 2022

The following short video {5 min} was produced and edited by Paula Pecorella and Meg …

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Richmond, California: Lessons from the Chevron Workers Strike

June 27, 2022

On May 28, 2022, striking workers at Chevron in Richmond, California voted by a narrow …

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Denver: Grocery Workers Strike at King Soopers

January 23, 2022

Since Wednesday, Jan. 12th, more than 8,000 workers in the Denver metro area at King Soopers, a grocery chain store owned by Kroger, have been on strike against low wages and poor working conditions. …

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Workers At Kellogg’s End 11 Week Strike

January 6, 2022

On December, 27th, after two and a half months on strike, workers at Kellogg’s voted to ratify a five year contract and return to work. …

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The Fight Continues for Kellogg‘s Workers

December 12, 2021

After rejecting a tentative agreement with a two tier wage structure, Kellogg’s has recently responded by trying to hire permanent replacement scabs. …

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John Deere Workers Stand Up to the Company

November 21, 2021

On November 17th, after being on strike for 35 days across 14 facilities in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Georgia and Colorado, 61% of the over 10,000 John Deere workers have voted to approve the third contract proposal. …

Articles

Victory for Indian Farmers Show Organization and Solidarity Can Win!

November 21, 2021

After defeating the laws that would have eliminated vital protections for Indian farmers, one of the protesters said the victory felt “like you’ve conquered Mount Everest.” …

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John Deere Workers Continue the Fight

November 7, 2021

On Tuesday, November 2nd, 10,000 John Deere workers in the United Auto Workers (UAW) union rejected a second tentative agreement to continue their strike which started on October 14. …

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Northwest Carpenters Union Settles Strike

October 21, 2021

The contract may be signed but the fight is far from over! …

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Workers Stand Strong Against Kellogg’s Bosses’ Strikebreaking Tactics

October 17, 2021

Workers at Kellogg’s are standing up to the bosses strikebreaking tactics. …

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Seattle Carpenters Strike: Voting on the 5th Tentative Agreement

October 10, 2021

Since September 16th, carpenters in Seattle have been on strike for better pay, benefits and working conditions while voting down four previous tentative agreements. …

Articles

Kaiser Engineers Go on Strike

October 10, 2021

Over 700 stationary engineers have been on strike since September 18 at Kaiser Permanente Northern California facilities. …

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Climate Strikes Continue

September 30, 2021

Last Friday, young people took to the streets for the first global Fridays for Future climate strike of 2021. …

International

France: Public Transportation Workers Fight Back

September 10, 2021

In September, angry workers have gone on strike in several bus stations in Ile-de-France (the area surrounding Paris). …

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