U.S. and Canada

U.S. working class —  on the edge of historic unionization drive?

This article was written for an international end-of-year collection and published in French and Spanish translations on lapluma.net and tlaxcala-int.blogspot.com.…

January 13, 2022

PDF of January 13 issue

Download the PDF. Profit plague feeds omicron surge Statement: Enslavement, prisons — and the vote Ahmaud Arbery case: What’s next?…

January 13, 2022

Profit plague feeds omicron surge

For two years, workers across the U.S. have made enormous sacrifices as government officials continuously put corporate economic interests above…

January 11, 2022

40 years unjustly incarcerated/ Mumia petitions for new trial

Attorneys for imprisoned journalist and veteran Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal filed a petition Jan. 4 for a Post-Conviction Relief Appeal…

January 11, 2022

¿Está la clase obrera usamericana al borde de un nuevo empuje sindical?

Traducido del inglés al español por Sinfo Fernández y publicado por lapluma.net y tlaxcala-int.org. Los trabajadores de tres centros de…

January 11, 2022

Come out Jan. 12 for Bezos’ unbirthday! Amazon, stop union busting!

The following is based on a Jan. 9 press release from Workers Assembly Against Racism. Jan. 12 will be “Happy…

January 10, 2022

On the picket line

What just happened? The past year has been a brutal wake-up call for the working class. The pandemic has killed…

January 7, 2022

NLRB ruling an organizing tool for Amazon union drive

Amazon’s vicious union busting has come under widespread scrutiny by the world’s working class — and even by some elements…

January 6, 2022

PDF of January 6 issue

Download the PDF. Young workers lead the way The union makes us strong! Starbucks organizing drive erupts ‘Amazon, recognize the…

January 6, 2022

Starbucks union drive erupts across the country

Buffalo, N.Y. The spark that started in this city last August, when Starbucks workers announced their intent to unionize, has…

January 4, 2022