Protests demand Wendy’s rehire workerProtests demand Wendy’s rehire worker

Protests demand Wendy’s rehire worker

January 25, 2014

“We’re going to beat! back! The bosses’ attacks” was the chant of more than 35 people in front of the…

NYC airport workers demand living wageNYC airport workers demand living wage

NYC airport workers demand living wage

January 24, 2014

Local 32BJ of the Service Employees union organized a protest on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 20, to…

Postal workers, supporters in D.C.: ‘Don’t let another life be taken’Postal workers, supporters in D.C.: ‘Don’t let another life be taken’

Postal workers, supporters in D.C.: ‘Don’t let another life be taken’

January 24, 2014

Washington, D.C. -- Letter carriers and community supporters assembled in the midst of hundreds of people at the recently dedicated…

Walmart workers jolt NLRBWalmart workers jolt NLRB

Walmart workers jolt NLRB

January 24, 2014

The National Labor Relations Board on Jan. 15 issued its broadest complaint yet against major transnational corporation Walmart for violating…

Amiri Baraka: Poet on Fire (1934-2014)Amiri Baraka: Poet on Fire (1934-2014)

Amiri Baraka: Poet on Fire (1934-2014)

January 24, 2014

Jan. 10 — The name Amiri Baraka has been known to me since my teens, when I was a member…

Amiri Baraka honoredAmiri Baraka honored

Amiri Baraka honored

January 24, 2014

Amiri Baraka — an award-winning poet, playwright and Black revolutionary — died on Jan. 9 at the age of 79…

Cuban leader Ricardo Alarcón: Amiri Baraka ‘led an unwavering life’

January 24, 2014

By Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada Alarcón was president of the Cuba’s National Assembly of People's Power and a member of…

Rebellion against banks rocks SpainRebellion against banks rocks Spain

Rebellion against banks rocks Spain

January 23, 2014

A mid-January mass rebellion in one neighborhood of a mid-sized city in north-central Spain beat back a rightist City Hall…

South Africa struggles continue in platinum minesSouth Africa struggles continue in platinum mines

South Africa struggles continue in platinum mines

January 23, 2014

An 11-week strike by 7,000 members of South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has resulted in a settlement granting…

Teachers’ strike shuts Puerto Rico’s schoolsTeachers’ strike shuts Puerto Rico’s schools

Teachers’ strike shuts Puerto Rico’s schools

January 22, 2014

Thousands of teachers, students and their families and progressive organizations shook Puerto Rico’s local government as they went to the…