U.S. and Canada

Leo Robinson, rank-and-file, internationalist fighter

Leo Robinson, a working-class fighter on the West Coast docks and in the community, and an internationalist, succumbed to cancer…

January 23, 2013

Martin Luther King Day events promote workers’ struggles

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who would have been 84 this month, was assassinated in 1968 at the age of…

January 22, 2013

Detroit MLK Day focuses on defeating ‘right-to-work’ and police brutality

Speakers from the labor movement and community organizations were featured at this year’s Detroit Martin Luther King Day. The annual…

January 22, 2013

Charlotte, N.C., city workers win important victory

The City Council in Charlotte, N.C., voted 6-5 on Jan. 14 to approve payroll dues deduction for all five city worker…

January 22, 2013

New WW youth blog takes inspiration from Black Panther Party

The youth of Workers World Party have gone live with a new collaborative blog entitled "Can't Jail the Revolution." The…

January 22, 2013

‘Idle No More’ protests in Detroit

The women in this photo were among more than 150 Idle No More activists and supporters who demonstrated in Detroit…

January 22, 2013

Role of state terror in death of anti-SOPA activist Aaron Swartz

The largest online protest in history, known as the anti-SOPA Internet strike, took place on Jan. 18 a year ago…

January 21, 2013

Unions, parents support NYC school bus drivers

New York — More than 8,000 school bus drivers and matrons who transport 152,000 pupils in this city every day, many…

January 21, 2013

MLK’s legacy & the labor movement

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 84 years old this Jan. 15. His legacy today is…

January 20, 2013

Auto workers support hunger striker Jorge Parra, demand justice from GM

Detroit — As the world press gathered on Jan. 14 to view the North American International Auto Show at Detroit's…

January 18, 2013