Joe Piette

Anti-fascists say ‘Proud Boys, out of Philly!’

The fascist Proud Boys group posted notices on social media “calling all patriots” to Philadelphia’s Clark Park at 1:00 pm…

September 25, 2020

What postal workers are demanding

Below is a lightly edited version of a talk given by Joe Piette on the Sept. 3 Workers World Party…

September 7, 2020

Over 800 U.S. protests say ‘Defend the Postal Service!’

Richard Wright was a postal worker in the early 1930s, before he joined the Federal Writers Project and became a…

August 25, 2020

¡Detengan el ataque de Trump a la oficina de correos!

Si 150 millones de personas votan por correo en noviembre, no abrumaría al Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos, que…

August 24, 2020

Stop Trump’s attack on the post office!

If 150 million people vote by mail in November, it would not overwhelm the United States Postal Service, which daily…

August 18, 2020

Students demand:  ‘Police-free schools!’

A crowd of about 150 students, teachers, parents and community members rallied on July 25 to get cops out of…

July 31, 2020

New USPS work rules threaten postal jobs and services

As if pandemic challenges, a deep financial crisis and an openly hostile president were not bad enough, over 600,000 postal…

July 24, 2020

Philly marches for ‘¡Justicia por Vanessa!’

Over 100 people, predominantly Mexican-American and young, marched in Philadelphia on July 12 to demand justice for Pfc. Vanessa Guillén.…

July 24, 2020

Philly marches for ‘Justicia para Vanessa!’

Over 100 people, predominantly Mexican-American and young, marched in Philadelphia on July 12 to demand justice for Pfc. Vanessa Guillén.…

July 20, 2020

Thousands of workers strike Bath Iron Works

Over 4,300 production workers — represented by Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local S6 — walked off the job at…

July 13, 2020