Striking warehouse workers & supporters shut down Walmart warehouse hub for day

October 12, 2012

Bulletin: As this story went to print, the 21-day strike came to an end. The striking workers at Walmart’s Elwood…

Detroit waste water workers score victories, end strike

October 12, 2012

On Oct. 4, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union Local 207 ended their five-day strike, claiming victories.…

Voter ID law delayed but not dead

October 12, 2012

Philadelphia — An Oct. 2 ruling by Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson that partially enjoined the state’s controversial voter…

On the picket line

October 12, 2012

New England janitors make gains After voting to strike on Sept. 22 due to unfair labor practices, the 14,000 janitors…

Coordinated protests against racism held in 14 European countries

October 12, 2012

Responding to a call from the European Grassroots Antiracist Movement to reject the racism, discrimination and prejudice against the Romani…

Vancouver activists exercise rights, defy police intimidation

October 12, 2012

Activists set up the Vancouver Committee to Defend Freedom of Expression to fight back after Transit Police and Royal Canadian…

Behind Canadian Auto Workers settlement

October 12, 2012

Last year the United Auto Workers union signed four-year contracts with General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. These contracts went further…

Anti-Latino/a laws ignite the South

October 12, 2012

In its original format, Alabama’s Beason-Hammon Act, HB 56, granted school resource officers the right to badger fifth graders on…

¡CHÁVEZ NO SE VA!

October 11, 2012

Venezuelans affirm revolution: ‘Chávez isn’t leaving’ Chávez won! The Venezuelan people won! Latin America and socialism won! These slogans capture…

Police brutality: An all-too-familiar story

October 11, 2012

A 22-year-old man looking toward the future has his life taken from him in a split second by a police…