U.S. and Canada

Red for Ed energizes West Coast struggle

Seattle — Education workers’ strikes in this state continue. Some 2,600 teachers in Tacoma, Wash., walked out on Sept. 6.…

September 13, 2018

Anti-union bosses hold Michigan motorists hostage

Detroit — Polls of Michigan residents repeatedly indicate that fixing the state’s dilapidated road infrastructure is a top concern. Yet…

September 13, 2018

On the picket line

Marriott workers march coast-to-coast on Labor Day On Labor Day, Sept. 3, thousands of Marriott workers in at least nine…

September 13, 2018

IBEW Local 3 on strike 18 months

Unionized workers turned out by the thousands for New York City’s Central Labor Council annual parade on Sept. 8. Because…

September 13, 2018

Jailers lock down striking prisoners

Thousands of prisoners across Pennsylvania have been confined to their cells since Aug. 29. That’s when the state’s Department of…

September 12, 2018

Serena Williams fights back against sexist attacks

The 2018 U.S. Open will be most remembered for how the 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion Serena Williams challenged the…

September 12, 2018

African-American suffrage: Voting rights and suppression

At the end of the U.S. Civil War, the 13th, 14th and 15th Reconstruction Amend­ments to the U.S. Constitution were…

September 12, 2018

Chicago mayor gives up on third term as killer cop heads to trial

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced on Sept. 4 that he would not run for a third term, bringing joy and…

September 12, 2018

FIRE targets notorious Bristol County, Mass., sheriff

Dartmouth, Mass. — A crowd of 30 people gathered at the entrance to the Bristol County Jail here on Sept.…

September 10, 2018

Stop the war on migrants!

A statement from FIRE — Fight for Im/migrants and Refugees Everywhere Jobs, services and permanent residency for all migrant workers!…

September 10, 2018