U.S. and Canada

Mini lockouts: Has Walmart come to the waterfront?

On Feb. 14, President Barack Obama dispatched Secretary of Labor Tom Perez to meet with the International Longshore and Warehouse…

February 16, 2015

From Denver to Ferguson: Fight for victims of police violence

Denver -- In the last seven months, the Denver police have fired four times into moving cars, killing two youth…

February 16, 2015

Same-sex marriage wins in Alabama

The number of states that deny couples of the same sex the most basic human right to marry continues to…

February 16, 2015

Protesters ask, ‘Who killed Brandon Tate-Brown?’

Philadelphia -- Organizers of a “Philly after Ferguson” town hall meeting at the Catalyst for Change Church on Feb. 11…

February 16, 2015

Pasco, Wash., protesters demand justice for farm worker

The community of Pasco, Wash., is outraged.  Hundreds of residents of this largely Latino/a community have taken to the streets…

February 16, 2015

Philadelphia: Vigil for three killed in Carolina

Some 100 students and community members came out despite frigid weather for a vigil on Feb. 12 in Philadelphia. They…

February 13, 2015

Regarding Ukraine, say NO to another U.S. war based on lies

Workers World publishes the following email sent out by the International Action Center on Feb. 13. ‘The bombs dropped on…

February 13, 2015

Workers strike Big Oil for safety

Anacortes, Wash. -- In the first national strike in decades, 3,800 refinery workers represented by the United Steelworkers union went…

February 13, 2015

Thousands mourn the executions of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Chapel Hill, N.C. -- Thousands turned out Feb. 11 at a vigil on the campus of the University of North…

February 12, 2015

Long live the legacy of Malcolm X

February 21 marks the 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of Malcolm X, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, who was gunned down by…

February 12, 2015