U.S. and Canada

USW International legal defense for School Bus Union 5

Since the first day of the union-busting attack by global imperialist conglomerate Veolia and the city of Boston against the…

November 6, 2013

Bay Area transit workers ratify agreement

Oakland, Calif. -- More than 2,300 Bay Area Rapid Transit workers voted on a tentative agreement Oct. 26. Three unions…

November 6, 2013

Reinstate fired labor leaders — Solidarity with Boston bus union

Nov. 4 — The notorious Veolia Corporation fired two leaders of Steelworkers Local 8751 on Nov 1. "You are discharged, effective…

November 5, 2013

Veolia Corporation is the problem, not the bus drivers’ union

The Coalition for Equal Quality Education, based in Boston, issued the following statement on Nov. 2.  The CEQE, in collaboration…

November 4, 2013

Haitian leader of USW 8751 defends fired union brothers

The following letter is a rebuttal to an Oct. 9 public attack against the Boston School Bus Drivers Union, Steelworkers…

November 4, 2013

The place to be Nov. 16-17: Workers World Party conference

When a revolutionary workers’ party is engaged in so many important struggles — locally, nationally and internationally, all tied to…

November 4, 2013

Anti-war activists fight government secrecy on FBI raids

The following news about two anti-war activists who have been subject to government persecution since September 2010 was published on…

November 4, 2013

Two hundred attend Boston premiere of ‘Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary’

In an inspiring event Nov. 1 at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury’s Dudley Square, the heart of Boston's African-American community, about…

November 4, 2013

‘Let the Fire Burn’ Philadelphia premier

The controversial documentary “Let the Fire Burn” had its Philadelphia premiere on Oct. 26 during the 2013 Philadelphia Film Festival.…

November 3, 2013

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 22

Patriarchal heterosexual marriage under slavery & feudalism In her well-researched book, “Marriage, a History,” Stephanie Coontz suggests that one of…

November 3, 2013