U.S. and Canada

People’s Grand Jury charges “racial disparities rampant in Pitt County, N.C., criminal system”People’s Grand Jury charges “racial disparities rampant in Pitt County, N.C., criminal system”

People’s Grand Jury charges “racial disparities rampant in Pitt County, N.C., criminal system”

The movement against police and court violence against Black youth is as vibrant in small towns in the U.S. South…

October 8, 2015
NO to two-tier payNO to two-tier pay

NO to two-tier pay

In an act of defiance that caught everyone following the situation off guard, United Autoworkers members have rejected a four-year…

October 6, 2015
Health care providers call for hep C treatment for Mumia Abu-Jamal and other PA prisonersHealth care providers call for hep C treatment for Mumia Abu-Jamal and other PA prisoners

Health care providers call for hep C treatment for Mumia Abu-Jamal and other PA prisoners

Over 40 health care providers signed onto an appeal sent to Pennsylvania officials on Oct. 5, calling for a change…

October 6, 2015
Family challenges police shooting of Delaware manFamily challenges police shooting of Delaware man

Family challenges police shooting of Delaware man

On Sept. 23, 28-year-old Jeremy McDole was shot several times by police in Wilmington, Del. McDole was not accused of…

October 4, 2015
Remembering Chairman Fred HamptonRemembering Chairman Fred Hampton

Remembering Chairman Fred Hampton

The following is a transcription of a talk given by Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. of the Prisoners of Conscience Committee/Black…

October 2, 2015
NYC solidarity with migrantsNYC solidarity with migrants

NYC solidarity with migrants

As the United Nations General Assembly met in New York on Sept. 26, elsewhere in the city people gathered for…

October 2, 2015
Seattle teachers reach agreement, suspend strikeSeattle teachers reach agreement, suspend strike

Seattle teachers reach agreement, suspend strike

Seattle teachers and staff suspended their seven-day strike against the Seattle School District on Sept. 15. The strike, with an…

October 2, 2015
Milwaukee transit workers fight cutbacksMilwaukee transit workers fight cutbacks

Milwaukee transit workers fight cutbacks

Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 998 and their labor-community supporters rallied at the Milwaukee County Courthouse on Sept. 24…

October 1, 2015
Alabama auto workers vote unionAlabama auto workers vote union

Alabama auto workers vote union

On Sept. 23, workers who produce seats for commercial trucks and vehicles at the Commercial Vehicle Group plant in Piedmont,…

October 1, 2015
Chrysler workers reject divisive contractChrysler workers reject divisive contract

Chrysler workers reject divisive contract

Detroit, Oct. 1 -- According to the United Auto Workers, 65 percent of Fiat Chrysler’s 36,000 hourly workers voted against the…

October 1, 2015