U.S. and Canada

Activists save Community Garden, for now

“We’re just tired of being pushed out, and we’re not going to have it anymore,” said Linda Grant, one of…

April 12, 2015

On the picket line

Retail workers win wage increases As campaigns to raise the minimum wage to $15 continue to grow, some retail giants…

April 12, 2015

Workers World congratulates ILWU veteran Clarence Thomas on his retirement

On April 11, family, co-workers and friends will gather in Oakland, Calif., to celebrate Brother Clarence Thomas’ retirement from 30…

April 10, 2015

A message to the Peoples Summit from the U.S. solidarity movement on behalf of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal

The following statement was issued by the International Action Center. To our sisters and brothers at the Peoples’ Summit: The…

April 9, 2015

Revolutionary youth group says: Mumia must live!

The life of revolutionary, journalist and political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is in danger. We answer: Who is Mumia? Why is his…

April 9, 2015

Workers, community denounce move to privatize nursing homes

Freehold, N.J. -- A meeting called by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders was held on March 24 to…

April 9, 2015

A school board member in exile on the decline of Detroit’s public schools

I am a member of the Detroit School Board in Exile. We call ourselves "exiles" because we do not accept…

April 9, 2015

April 15 protests: Turning point for low-wage workers

Analysis This April 15 could be the largest united protest of fast food workers ever. Fast food workers, who have…

April 9, 2015

Baltimore activists fight back – Water is a human right!

At the end of March, Baltimore city officials announced that they would be turning off the water supply to a…

April 9, 2015

Boston bus drivers stand ground against Veolia

The unique approach of Boston School Bus Drivers, Steelworkers Local 8751, to unionism and solidarity with the oppressed offers a…

April 9, 2015