U.S. and Canada

Disability, racist profiling and the Portland police

Portland, Ore. — Police shot and killed Samuel Rice, a 30-year-old man with a history of mental disabilities, here on…

October 16, 2018

Michigan labor on the move

Almost six years ago, Michigan became a “right-to-work” state. The bill, passed by the state legislature and signed by Gov.…

October 14, 2018

UPS rank-and-file overrule leaders, reject two-tier pay

The Teamsters union announced on Oct. 5 that a majority of members voting on a new contract at United Parcel…

October 14, 2018

On the picket line

APWU counters Trump plan to privatize U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service is once again under attack. In August,…

October 14, 2018

Judge rules expulsion is racist

In a decision issued Oct. 3 in California, Judge Edward Chen called the Department of Homeland Security’s “actions … based…

October 14, 2018

Ramona Africa: Harriet’s granddaughter

Workers World Party joins thousands around the world in the call to help our sister, Ramona Africa, fight for her…

October 13, 2018

In Philadelphia, a protest of draconian state prison policies

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is backing draconian measures to restrict mail, books and periodicals available to prisoners. On Oct. 10,…

October 13, 2018

Limo owner in deadly crash was FBI informant

The 20 people who died in the Oct. 6 tragic crash of a supersized limousine in Schoharie, N.Y., were not…

October 13, 2018

Portland, Ore., cops kill another Black man

Portland, Ore. — Police here shot another young Black man, Patrick Kimmons, about 10 times in the back on Sept.…

October 12, 2018

Hotel workers unite in national strike

Following the successful September strike of UNITE HERE hotel workers in Chicago, workers in ten cities with unionized hotel locations…

October 11, 2018