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Postal workers’ struggle spreads across the world

U.S. Postal Service clerks, carriers, mail handlers and drivers have a lot in common with other postal workers in the…

May 9, 2013

Cuba’s Mariela Castro receives LGBT Equality Award

Mariela Castro Espín, the director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX) in Havana, Cuba, and a deputy…

May 9, 2013

Workers worldwide fight austerity, low wages

Millions marched in 80 countries to commemorate International Workers Day — May Day. They united in protest of austerity policies…

May 8, 2013

As French troops stay in Mali, suffering grows

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visited the West African state of Mali on April 26, where his troops have…

May 7, 2013

Israeli bombing of Syria threatens wider war

On May 3, and again on May 5, the Israeli air force bombed Syria’s capital of Damascus. According to Syria’s…

May 5, 2013

Bangladesh May Day: Make jobs safe; punish the criminals

Tens of thousands of workers marched through central Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, on May Day to demand the death penalty for…

May 4, 2013

U.S. labor delegation in Israel: Why not solidarity with Palestine?

During the week of April 17, an official American Federation of Government Employees delegation, led by National President J. David…

May 2, 2013

Bangladeshis rebel against corporate rule

April 29 — In Savar, an industrial suburb of Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, nearly 400 workers, mostly women, have died in…

May 1, 2013

May Day protests reflect depth of European crisis

Will the traditional May Day workers’ demonstrations in Europe evolve into a gigantic anti-austerity protest this year? Massive protests are…

May 1, 2013

U.S. prepares public for direct attack on Syria

The United States government took a major step toward direct military intervention against Syria with a White House letter to…

May 1, 2013