Martha Grevatt

Martha Grevatt

‘Cleveland: no contract, no coffee!’‘Cleveland: no contract, no coffee!’

‘Cleveland: no contract, no coffee!’

Starbucks workers, union and community supporters demonstrated outside the University Circle Starbucks store in Cleveland July 15. In addition to…

July 20, 2022
Tamir Rice remembered, struggle continuesTamir Rice remembered, struggle continues

Tamir Rice remembered, struggle continues

Cleveland Tamir Rice would have been 20 years old June 25. But on November 22, 2014, the 12-year-old was murdered…

July 18, 2022
Despite police attacks, protests continue over cop murder of Jayland WalkerDespite police attacks, protests continue over cop murder of Jayland Walker

Despite police attacks, protests continue over cop murder of Jayland Walker

The racist police lynching of Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio, on June 27 sparked a wave of protests that shows…

July 12, 2022
Akron community outraged over yet another police lynchingAkron community outraged over yet another police lynching

Akron community outraged over yet another police lynching

Akron, Ohio Over 1,000 people marched through downtown Akron July 3 to demand justice in the police lynching of Jayland…

July 5, 2022
January 6 hearings and the fascist threatJanuary 6 hearings and the fascist threat

January 6 hearings and the fascist threat

Since June 9, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol has built…

July 4, 2022
Colombians elect Gustavo Petro, beating right wingColombians elect Gustavo Petro, beating right wing

Colombians elect Gustavo Petro, beating right wing

Voters in Colombia made history June 19, when they elected the first progressive president in the country’s history. Gustavo Petro,…

June 29, 2022
Wide spectrum of class struggles at Labor Notes conferenceWide spectrum of class struggles at Labor Notes conference

Wide spectrum of class struggles at Labor Notes conference

Chicago The 2022 Labor Notes conference, sponsored by the magazine of the same name, brought 4,000 worker-activists to Chicago June…

June 26, 2022
Cleveland Labor turns out for Amazon union leaderCleveland Labor turns out for Amazon union leader

Cleveland Labor turns out for Amazon union leader

Amazon Labor Union President Christian Smalls spoke to over 200 Cleveland unionists and allies June 9. The North Shore Labor…

June 17, 2022
Pride in ‘the CLE’Pride in ‘the CLE’

Pride in ‘the CLE’

Cleveland In the first LGBTQ+ Pride parade since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and possibly the largest in Cleveland history, thousands…

June 8, 2022
Colombia elections: are peace and justice on the horizon?Colombia elections: are peace and justice on the horizon?

Colombia elections: are peace and justice on the horizon?

Presidential elections held May 29 in Colombia showed Senator Gustavo Petro, candidate of the Historical Pact progressive alliance and former…

June 6, 2022