Minnie Bruce Pratt

Minnie Bruce Pratt

Amazon worker organizing accelerates with union votingAmazon worker organizing accelerates with union voting

Amazon worker organizing accelerates with union voting

Headlines screamed alarm Jan. 26 in capitalist business media like the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg: ‘Amazon Union Has Sufficient…

February 2, 2022
Beyond COVID-19: Striking for the futureBeyond COVID-19: Striking for the future

Beyond COVID-19: Striking for the future

Jan. 25 — We are beginning Year Three of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of this writing, almost 900,000 people have…

January 28, 2022
Columbia U. student workers set up picket lineColumbia U. student workers set up picket line

Columbia U. student workers set up picket line

Striking Student Workers of Columbia University in New York City set up a picket line Dec. 8 and declared a…

December 9, 2021
From Alabama to Australia: Solidarity for striking mine workersFrom Alabama to Australia: Solidarity for striking mine workers

From Alabama to Australia: Solidarity for striking mine workers

Global solidarity for striking Alabama coal miners ramped up with a Nov. 18 worldwide Day of Action. This kicked off…

November 24, 2021
<span class="streamer">Racist acquitted</span><br>The people’s verdict: GUILTY!<span class="streamer">Racist acquitted</span><br>The people’s verdict: GUILTY!

<span class="streamer">Racist acquitted</span><br>The people’s verdict: GUILTY!

After a trial thoroughly tainted by racism, on Nov. 19 a jury acquitted white supremacist Kyle Rittenhouse on all counts…

November 22, 2021
Claudette Colvin: Catalyst for 1955 Montgomery Bus BoycottClaudette Colvin: Catalyst for 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott

Claudette Colvin: Catalyst for 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott

Claudette Colvin’s defiant action on a segregated Alabama bus in 1955 – before that of Rosa Parks – resulted in…

November 12, 2021
Global Day of Climate ActionGlobal Day of Climate Action

Global Day of Climate Action

The climate crisis school-strike movement, Fridays For Future, called a Global Day of Climate Action for Sept 24. More than…

October 1, 2021
Hauling support for striking Alabama coal minersHauling support for striking Alabama coal miners

Hauling support for striking Alabama coal miners

Centreville, Ala. Sept. 15 — Here in Central Alabama, the courageous strike by 1,100 Brookwood coal miners — United Mine…

September 22, 2021
Alabama coal miners on strike, nurses and students walk outAlabama coal miners on strike, nurses and students walk out

Alabama coal miners on strike, nurses and students walk out

Centreville, Ala. Sept. 12 — At the beginning of July, Alabama’s vaccination rate was the lowest among U.S. states, with…

September 13, 2021
Venezuela workers send solidarity to Nabisco strikersVenezuela workers send solidarity to Nabisco strikers

Venezuela workers send solidarity to Nabisco strikers

Workers of the Sisotrokraft Union at the Mondelez factory in the city of Barquisimeto in Venezuela sent a solidarity message…

September 2, 2021