Philadelphia protests denounce cutbacks in public education

June 13, 2014

Twice in one week, protests against severe underfunding of public schools took to the streets of Center City, Philadelphia.  On…

Walmart workers strike in 20 cities

June 13, 2014

In response to company harassment and attempts to silence workers who had protested and walked off their jobs over intolerable…

Ukrainian leftist leader speaks: ‘From the beginning, Maidan supported imperialist plunder’

June 13, 2014

The following interview with Sergei Kirichuk, leader in exile of Union Borotba (Struggle), was published at Initiativ-online.org on June 11, 2014.…

Palestinian unity gov’t

June 13, 2014

Despite opposition from both the U.S. and Israel, the Gaza-based Palestinian organization Hamas and the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority, controlled…

Embattled bus drivers’ union shifts into high gear

June 13, 2014

Boston’s school bus drivers are entering the most intense phase yet of their struggle against the notorious labor-busting Veolia Corporation.…

Detroiters say, ‘End water shutoffs!’

June 13, 2014

Detroit Freedom Friday 5 gathered in front of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department building on June 6. Activists opposing…

Trial set for Benton Harbor, Mich., activist Rev. Edward Pinkney

June 13, 2014

St. Joseph, Mich. --  Berrien County’s courthouse in St. Joseph, Mich., was filled with people from across the Midwest at…

Jerome Jackson, warrior on wheels

June 13, 2014

Detroit -- Jerome Jackson, 58, an activist in the fight for social justice, died on May 11 after battling cancer.…

March demands union at charter schools

June 13, 2014

Philadelphia, June 4 — Today, teachers, parents and community members marched up and down North 5th Street, a largely Latino/a…

Unions picket: Staples Corporate octopus threatens postal jobs

June 12, 2014

American Postal Workers Union members and Stanford University students picketed outside a meeting of the board of directors of Staples…