Martha Grevatt

Detroiters to bank: Housing is a right!

In her youth, Detroit resident Barbara Campbell was an associate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Today, as a senior,…

May 11, 2016

Union locals adopt pro-BDS stance to aid Palestine

On Sept. 5, 2014, a group of Palestinian popular organizations called on people around the world to step up the…

May 8, 2016

Verizon strikers stay strong as solidarity grows

Since April 13, 40,000 workers, represented by the Communication Workers and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, have been on…

May 2, 2016

Low-wage autoworkers win union

On April 14, low-wage workers had a nationwide strike demanding “$15 and a union.” Now, workers at Detroit Chassis in…

April 29, 2016

Labor, environmentalists stand up for Flint

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced on April 20 that criminal charges had been brought against three individuals in relation…

April 28, 2016

Verizon strike solidarity: sea of red from Massachusetts to Virginia

After 10 months of trying to negotiate a contract with their anti-union bosses, 40,000 Verizon landline and FIOS workers in…

April 25, 2016

Michigan prisoners continue fight for decent food

April 18 — For three weeks, food protests in three Michigan prisons have been over 95 percent successful. The latest…

April 21, 2016

A turn towards fighting unionism

Chicago -- For decades now, going back to the Cold War era when most left-wing leaders were purged from the U.S.…

April 21, 2016

Flint lead poisoning is tip of the iceberg

This April 25 will mark two years since the infamous event that exposed the city of Flint to lead-contaminated water.…

April 14, 2016

Stop auto layoffs: A job is a right!

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced April 6 it would indefinitely lay off 1,420 workers at two Detroit-area plants. The indefinite layoffs…

April 13, 2016