U.S. and Canada

On the picket line

Another Northwest dairy worker dies; safety regs needed Ruperto Vazquez Carrera, a 37-year-old dairy worker in Paul, Idaho, was killed…

March 27, 2016

#BlackLivesMatter Queer and Trans People of Color Coalition respond to NC HB 2

On the anniversary of the passing of Blake Brockington, a Black trans teen from Charlotte, N.C., Gov. Pat McCrory and…

March 25, 2016

WWP presidential campaign says: Smash HB2 and anti-LGBTQ, anti-worker attacks!

The following is a March 25 solidarity statement from the 2016 presidential campaign of Workers World Party to the people…

March 25, 2016

Struggle over ‘Anti-Sanctuary’ bill in Wisconsin

Milwaukee -- Due to mass statewide resistance by immigrants and their allies, an "anti-sanctuary" bill in the Wisconsin Senate was…

March 25, 2016

Black and Brown unite against police impunity in San Francisco

San Francisco’s Black and Latino/a communities came together March 18 on the steps of City Hall to launch a united…

March 25, 2016

1937 Detroit: Women autoworkers ‘hold the fort’

Detroit -- 1937 was the year of the sit-down strike. Hundreds of occupations of plants and other workplaces were recorded,…

March 24, 2016

WWP forums honor women’s struggles

The New York branch of Workers World Party hosted its annual International Working Women’s month forum on March 18. Kira…

March 24, 2016

Uproar over death of young jailed woman

The Erie County Holding Center in Buffalo, N.Y., where most prisoners are awaiting trial, has for years been the scene…

March 24, 2016

Fewer African Americans vote in primaries

Recent electoral data indicates that the number of African Americans who are voting in the Democratic primaries and caucuses has…

March 23, 2016

Prosecutors booted in primaries

The struggle in the streets has impacted the electoral arena in Democratic primary races for prosecutor in counties where Chicago…

March 23, 2016