Martha Grevatt

Fast food workers organize ‘McStrike’ in eight countries

Close to 1,000 McDonald’s and other fast food workers and supporters held a noisy march and blocked traffic in Detroit…

November 22, 2019

Journalist and Venezuela government defender Max Blumenthal arrested on bogus charges

On the morning of Oct. 25, in a SWAT-style operation, Washington, D.C., police arrested Max Blumenthal, editor of The Grayzone,…

November 5, 2019

UAW in crisis: Contracts, corruption and the capitalist state

Between now and Nov. 15, Ford workers will vote on a tentative agreement reached by the United Auto Workers and…

November 5, 2019

GM strike ends, concessions continue, solidarity the biggest win

The 40-day strike of almost 50,000 General Motors workers came to an end on the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 25.…

October 29, 2019

GM strikers vote on new contract

In 1848, in “The Communist Manifesto,” Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels made an astute observation about the emergence of labor…

October 23, 2019

GM workers to vote on new contract after month on strike

In 1848 in “The Communist Manifesto,” Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels made an astute observation about the emergence of labor…

October 18, 2019

A month on strike, GM workers won’t back down

Bulletin: On Wednesday, October 16, 31 days into strike, the UAW and GM announced that a tentative agreement had been…

October 15, 2019

Obituary: A. Grace Lee Mims: a cultural treasure

People filled St. James African Methodist Episcopal church in Cleveland on Oct. 11 to celebrate the life of Dr. A.…

October 14, 2019

Cleveland Protest hits county jail conditions, demands end to cash bail

The Coalition to Stop the Inhumanity at the Cuyahoga County Jail held a march and rally in downtown Cleveland on…

October 11, 2019

Biggest U.S. strike in over a decade: GM strikers battle on

As the biggest (numerically) U.S. strike in over a decade enters its fourth week, General Motors workers are showing no…

October 7, 2019