Victory in Detroit hotel strike

November 6, 2018

After almost a month of 24-hour pickets at the swank Westin Book Cadillac hotel in downtown Detroit, UNITE HERE Local…

At the U.N. General Assembly, world says ‘No!’ to the blockade of Cuba

November 6, 2018

The world said “No!” on Nov. 1 to the U.S. economic, financial and commercial blockade of Cuba. In the United…

New economic plan for Puerto Rico promises ‘a cruel ordeal through austerity’

November 6, 2018

"The people of Puerto Rico need and deserve plentiful good jobs, a dynamic and prosperous economy, affordable and reliable electricity,…

El Nuevo Plan Fiscal para Puerto Rico es ‘un cruel proceso de austeridad’

November 6, 2018

"El pueblo de Puerto Rico necesita y merece muchos trabajos buenos, una economía dinámica y próspera, electricidad asequible y confiable,…

Susan Abulhawa’s statement on her deportation: ‘My heart doesn’t ever leave Palestine’

November 5, 2018

This is a slightly edited version of Susan Abulhawa’s “Statement to Kalimat Palestinian Literature Festival” of Nov. 3. As you…

Israeli state blocks Palestinian author, can’t stop her words

November 5, 2018

An Israeli judge ordered the deportation of Palestinian novelist Susan Abulhawa after security forces held her for over 36 hours.…

After the Pittsburgh massacre: Solidarity against racism, anti-Semitism

November 5, 2018

Solidarity against racism, anti-immigrant xenophobia and anti-Semitism has swept the United States since the Oct. 27 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre. Individuals…

Commentary: Labor against racist, anti-Semitic, anti-LGBTQ attacks

November 5, 2018

By a Jewish New York City public sector worker and union member When I arrived at my Local’s union meeting…

Disabled artists and activists fight for minimum wage equality

November 5, 2018

Brooklyn, N.Y.  — The Fair Wages Task Force began its campaign to eliminate subminimum wages for disabled workers at a…

Refugees flee Central America

November 3, 2018

The mass exodus of workers from Central America making its way into the U.S. is described in the media as…