New York

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

Historic same-sex victory: Joy, challenges

On Christopher Street in New York City, the Stonewall Inn opened early on the morning of June 26. At this…

July 2, 2013

Tiro al Blanco holds successful first ‘Tertulia’ in New York

From a news release by Tiro al Blanco translated by Workers World. New York — Despite forecasts of rain and…

July 2, 2013

Paula Deen: A Scarlett O’Hara, corporate-style

By now, millions of people have heard about the so-called “down-to-earth” white Southern chef, Paula Deen, who was cited in…

July 1, 2013

Apple bites workers at home & abroad

Workers and small business people complain a lot about taxes — and rightfully so. Too often, however, some especially in…

June 16, 2013

Farm workers, supporters protest Wendy’s

Some 300 farmworkers and their supporters from New York’s labor and progressive community marched and rallied May 18 to tell…

May 24, 2013

Grocery workers say no to wage theft

Some 50 grocery workers and their supporters held occupations at four Brooklyn, N.Y., grocery stores on May 18. The actions…

May 24, 2013

‘Pathways’ program to gut City University of New York

New York — A cabal of bourgeois higher education policy wonks, media moguls and bankers have devised a scheme that…

May 23, 2013

Upstate New York protests drone warfare

Resistance to U.S. drone warfare intensified in upstate New York on April 28 as more than 250 people rallied at…

May 2, 2013

Plans for May Day 2013 in New York

A number of immigrant, labor and progressive organizations joined the May 1 Coalition for Worker & Immigrant Rights at an April…

April 29, 2013