Workers unite!

General strike in France

French President Emmanuel Macron’s government bet that the unions would grow tired, their members pinched by their loss of pay,…

January 14, 2020

Biggest strike in world history: 250 million Indian workers

India is the world’s second-most populated country, with about 1.374 billion people. Over 928 million are “working age” (15 to…

January 12, 2020

The coming decade of revolution

In the last decade the working class -- spurred into action by a destroyed economy, state violence, and national and…

January 11, 2020

On the picket line

‘U.S. labor says: No war on Iran! U.S. out of Iraq’ The United Electrical Workers posted the following Jan. 3…

January 9, 2020

Plant closings, poverty and overdose deaths

The Journal of the American Medical Association published a study on Dec. 30 on the correlation between automobile plant closings…

January 6, 2020

Union busting? It’s a crime! – a WW editorial

The corporate media constantly tell us that the United States is a great democracy because of its “free elections.” Never…

December 30, 2019

French unions want retirement ‘reform’ scrapped

It was a tough holiday for transportation strikers in France.  Their pay packet for December was basically empty. The struggle…

December 30, 2019

Stop evictions in Durham, N.C., NOW!

The Emergency Committee to Stop DHA Evictions hosted a Dec. 20 press conference in front of the Durham Housing Authority…

December 20, 2019

On the picket line

New Illinois labor law seeks to counter Janus decision The Dec. 2 Labor Tribune reported that a bill to uphold…

December 18, 2019

Nike: ‘Do the right thing’

Portland, Ore. A protest erupted at Nike’s international headquarters here on Dec. 9 when over 400 workers demanded better treatment…

December 18, 2019