U.S. and Canada

Tucson gathering to say ‘Tear down the walls’

Arizona activists are frontline in the battle to tear down the wall separating Indigenous and Latino/a people on either side…

November 1, 2013

$15/hr? ‘I can get with that!’

Creative demonstrations and ­Workers Power Assemblies in several cities on Oct. 23-24 championed the struggle to raise the minimum wage…

November 1, 2013

Rank-and-file immigrant workers battle global union buster Veolia

The following press release, slightly edited, was issued Oct. 31 by Team Solidarity in Boston in defense of United Steelworkers…

October 31, 2013

San Francisco unionists picket Veolia: ‘Hands off Boston school bus drivers’

The San Francisco School Bus Drivers union held a spirited morning picket line on Oct. 30 in solidarity with the…

October 31, 2013

Struggle against Crown Holdings crosses borders

Philadelphia — A busload of 50 strikers from United Steelworkers Local 9176 in Toronto joined 50 other USW members and local…

October 31, 2013

Protesters to Dylan’s Candy Bar: ‘We’re not suckers!’

New York, Oct. 30 — With the Rude Mechanical Orchestra providing noisy and spirited support, dozens of activists picketed Dylan's…

October 31, 2013

Darden restaurant protest supports workers’ struggle

New York, Oct. 30 — Protesters — some dressed in Halloween costumes, especially zombies — were lively tonight with a…

October 31, 2013

Guest commentary: ‘Affordable Care’ leaves out millions

Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act health plan has begun, despite a spectacular wrestle-down in Congress that made it the…

October 31, 2013

Truckers shut down Port of Oakland

Oakland, Calif. -- For the second time in three months, truckers at the Port of Oakland protested against their oppressive…

October 31, 2013

California statewide mobilization hits killer cops

Sacramento, Calif. — This Oct. 22, the National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a…

October 30, 2013