U.S. and Canada

Letters Carriers Union in San Francisco opposes new jail

The following resolution was adopted on Sept. 2, 2015, by the National Association of Letter Carriers Union - Golden Gate…

September 3, 2015

Deportations, racism vs. “humane” democracy

Jorge Ramos, the nightly news co-anchor on Spanish-language TV station Univisión who was thrown out of Donald Trump’s press conference…

September 3, 2015

Victory for Houston activist at immigration hearing

Houston -- The Intensive Supervision Appearance Program was pressured into halting, at least for now, the deportation of Houston activist,…

September 3, 2015

Months of protest bring light to a neighborhood

Detroit -- The ugly face of banker-imposed austerity takes many forms. The world has watched in horror as the residents…

September 3, 2015

Workers demand safety at 7-Eleven

7-Eleven workers in Buffalo, N.Y., led a march and speakout on Aug. 30 demanding an end to unsafe working conditions.…

September 3, 2015

Women’s Equality Day speak-out on today’s struggles

August 26 was the 95th anniversary of U.S. women’s hard-won right to vote, fought for by a fierce national suffragist…

September 3, 2015

Pride at Work supports Black Lives Matter

Orlando, Fla. -- A lot of pride and fightback energy was on display at the “Triennial Convention of Pride at Work,…

September 2, 2015

Unions step forward to battle racism

A large demonstration and strategy conference that is being called the “Days of Grace” is expected to take place in…

September 2, 2015

Katrina + 10: Natural disaster or forced removals?

It has been a decade since the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast were dislocated due to the…

September 2, 2015

Why Emmett Till’s life still matters

During the height of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement in the South,  activists like Jimmy Lee Jackson, Medgar Evers, Viola…

September 1, 2015