U.S. and Canada

Tell NYC Mayor Bloomberg— Stop bullying our families!

New York — When more than 5,000 school bus drivers, matrons and mechanics marched across the Brooklyn Bridge on Feb.…

February 12, 2013

Can an heiress represent working women?

With most of the cabinet-level positions in Washington now filled by men, including the new secretary of state, criticism has…

February 12, 2013

Thousands of school bus workers march for their jobs

New York — When thousands of school bus drivers, matrons and mechanics marched across the Brooklyn Bridge on Feb. 10, the…

February 11, 2013

Chickens come home to roost: Chris Dorner & Los Angeles police brutality

Los Angeles — To protect and serve? For a growing number of Los Angeles residents, that motto is now in question.…

February 11, 2013

Labor council demands justice for Alan Blueford\

The Alameda Central Labor Council passed the following resolution in support of Justice for Alan Blueford unanimously at its monthly…

February 11, 2013

Student gathering to declare: ‘Retaking our schools, remaking our society!’

The North Carolina Student Power Union will convene a statewide organizing conference in Raleigh, N.C., Feb. 16 under the banner…

February 11, 2013

Austerity can’t solve crises of capitalism

Millions of workers across the United States received a rude and unpleasant jolt this January when they discovered that their…

February 8, 2013

Detroit area workers send Walmart packing

Southfield, Mich. — With over 10,500 stores worldwide, Walmart, the world’s biggest corporation, has a wealth of experience in dealing…

February 7, 2013

Rhode Island People’s Assembly meets on MLK Day

Chairperson Mary Kay Harris convened the Eighth Annual Rhode Island MLK All-Peoples Assembly on Jan. 26, by reminding those gathered…

February 7, 2013

‘Promised Land’ hits nerve with drillers

Fracking has gone Hollywood. In January the movie “Promised Land,” directed by Gus Van Sant and written by and starring…

February 7, 2013