Martha Grevatt

Autoworkers speak out against concessions

Several dozen autoworkers expressed their feelings at the “Autoworker Speakout” in Detroit on Aug. 23. This annual event, organized by…

August 29, 2015

UAW must challenge bosses’ profit formula

Negotiations between the Big Three auto companies and the United Auto Workers have been underway since the last half of…

August 15, 2015

Auto contract talks begin – time to dump two-tier!

On July 12, contract talks between General Motors and the United Auto Workers began with the traditional, much-photographed handshake between…

July 24, 2015

Detroiters demand: ‘Turn on the lights!’

For six weeks in a row, community activists in Detroit have held “light walks” every Thursday night. Radio talk show…

July 18, 2015

Right-wing backlash to marriage equality victory

As poll after poll demonstrates, public opinion is on the side of marriage equality. That seismic shift in political consciousness…

July 16, 2015

Comienza ‘Caminata de Justicia’ por el agua

La Caminata de Justicia por el Agua, una caminata de 70 millas en ocho días desde Detroit a Flint-Michigan, comenzó…

July 14, 2015

Oil strike wins improved safety language

Members of Steelworkers Local 13-1 begin returning to work at Marathon Oil’s Galveston Bay Refinery (GBR) on July 6. After…

July 9, 2015

Detroit to Flint, Mich., ‘Justice Journey’ for water begins

The Water Justice Journey, a 70-mile, eight-day walk from Detroit to Flint, Mich., began July 3 with a gathering on…

July 8, 2015

Detroiters protest ICE fatal shooting

Members of the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality, Black Lives Matter Detroit, the Moratorium Now! Coalition, Michigan United and Washtenaw…

July 4, 2015

LGBTQ victory shows that mass struggle wins rights

June 26 was a day of huge celebrations. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality. Laws defining…

June 29, 2015