U.S. and Canada

U.S. and British postal workers fight privatization

A British parliamentary spokesperson announced on May 13 that the world's oldest postal service would be privatized this fall.  Royal…

July 23, 2013
Youth occupy Florida governor’s office to demand Trayvon Martin ActYouth occupy Florida governor’s office to demand Trayvon Martin Act

Youth occupy Florida governor’s office to demand Trayvon Martin Act

July 22 — The reaction to the July 13 “not-guilty” verdict for racist vigilante, George Zimmerman — who fatally shot…

July 22, 2013
Longshore workers support the National Justice for Trayvon Martin MovementLongshore workers support the National Justice for Trayvon Martin Movement

Longshore workers support the National Justice for Trayvon Martin Movement

The following resolution was submitted by Clarence Thomas and passed unanimously at the membership meeting of ILWU Local 10 on…

July 22, 2013
AFGE national vice-president, Augusta Thomas, on acquittal of George ZimmermanAFGE national vice-president, Augusta Thomas, on acquittal of George Zimmerman

AFGE national vice-president, Augusta Thomas, on acquittal of George Zimmerman

Augusta Thomas, national vice president for women and fair practices for the American Federation of Government Employees based in Washington,…

July 22, 2013

South Bay labor resolution condemns the killing of Trayvon Martin

The following resolution was unanimously adopted by the South Bay AFL- CIO Labor Council, at the general membership meeting held on…

July 22, 2013
In Brooklyn, N.Y., hospital workers lead struggle to save healthcareIn Brooklyn, N.Y., hospital workers lead struggle to save healthcare

In Brooklyn, N.Y., hospital workers lead struggle to save healthcare

In an ongoing struggle to stop the closing of four hospitals in Brooklyn, N.Y., a protest was held July 15…

July 22, 2013

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 9

Women and the struggle for human sociality For anthropologists who subscribe to an evolutionary materialist approach to human origins, the…

July 21, 2013

Solidarity expressed with Narragansett Nation

In searing summer heat, a 10-person delegation from the Rhode Island Peoples Assembly traveled from Providence to the Narragansett Nation,…

July 21, 2013

Detroit: People battle bank takeover

Hundreds of members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees gathered on July 12 in Hart Plaza…

July 18, 2013
Kansas protests hit right-wing billionairesKansas protests hit right-wing billionaires

Kansas protests hit right-wing billionaires

A rainbow of working people from across Kansas boldly confronted the extreme right-wing Americans for Prosperity group at its two…

July 18, 2013