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On the 2nd Anniversary of East Palestine the Fight for the Residents, Workers & Lessons 
A national conference was held in Austintown, Ohio on the 2nd anniversary of the East Palestine Norfolk Southern derailment that contaminated and poisoned thousands of residents and workers.The conference talked about the continuing cover-up and criminal actions by the company and government officials to do damage control for Norfolk Southern. Residents and workers in East Palestine and outside East Palestine were contaminated and many are without healthcare because they could not work due to...
Posted: Fri, Feb 7, 2025 9:57am PST
Trump to establish a concentration camp for refugees in the Darién 
One of the most important actors in the protests against Rubio’s visit was SUNTRACS (Unified National Union of Workers of the Construction and Similar Industries), an organization with more than 40,000 members. Its leader, Saúl Méndez, explained that despite President Mulino’s seemingly sovereign statements, his government has demonstrated a submissive stance toward US interests and has not disclosed everything discussed in the meeting: “A refugee concentration camp is going to be created in ...
Posted: Tue, Feb 4, 2025 8:43pm PST
E. Palestine Residents Press Conf on 2nd Anniversary of Norfolk Southern Derailment & Vance 
On the 2nd anniversary of the East Palestine Norfolk Southern derailment, residents held a press conference to demand healthcare, funds to move out of their contaminate homes and justice...
Posted: Mon, Feb 3, 2025 4:01pm PST
War on Workers as Trump Shuts NLRB: Is it Time for a General Strike 
The shutdown of the NLRB will likely result in an end of all union elections through the NLRB process. This closure will also be used by the bosses and billionaires to escalate their attacks on workers and unions. Teamster Vice President at large John Palmer talks about what that means to Teamsters and other workers throughout the country. He also discusses the silence of Teamster president Sean O'Brien to challenge this frontal attack on labor....
Posted: Fri, Jan 31, 2025 12:35am PST
Trump's Threat to Grab Panama Challenged by SUNTRACS Union Pres Saúl Méndez Rodríguez 
WorkWeek interviews Panama SUNTRACS union president Saúl Méndez Rodríguez about the threat of Trump to invade Panama unless they allow the US to take it over....
Posted: Mon, Jan 27, 2025 4:37pm PST
How AFL-CIO & Democratic Party Have Helped Privatize Medicare & Retirees Fighting Back 
Both Democrats and Republicans have pushed for the privatization of Medicare through Medicare Advantage. United Healthcare is the largest privatizer in Medicare Advantage. The AFL-CIO leadership and other union leaderships have also supported privatization of medicare by pushing Medicare Advantage....
Posted: Thu, Jan 23, 2025 12:13pm PST
Time for a United Front Against Mass Deportations & Fascism 
The coming to power of a fascist government in the US requires a united front of the working class and preparation of the implementation of martial law. Project 2025 a fascist program if implemented would destroy all public unions, privatize public education, public services, healthcare and social security. The techno racists running the US are also supporting an international fasicist movement to crush workers throughout the world. A mass democratic labor party is also needed to break the un...
Posted: Fri, Jan 17, 2025 11:55am PST
WorkWeek LA Fire, Capitalism & Global Catastrophe & Healthcare Workers Protest Genocide 
WorkWeek On KPOO covers the LA fire storm, climate crisis and global capitalism and also the global day of action against genocide and the freedom of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza and other healthcare workers in Gaza....
Posted: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 1:38pm PST
Homelessness in US has doubled under Biden 
The number of homeless people living in shelters or on the streets topped 770,000 this year, according to the annual report by the Department of Housing and Urban Development released Friday, a rise of 18 percent over 2023. That is more homeless people than the population of Seattle, Detroit, Boston or Atlanta. Homeless Americans outnumber the inhabitants of Washington DC, the capital city of the richest country in the world....
Posted: Mon, Dec 30, 2024 5:22am PST
WorkWeek IBT Amazon Strike & Korean Workers Fight Yoon, UAL AFA Flight Attendants Protest 
WorkWeek covers IBT Amazon Workers Unfair Labor Strike & Korean Workers Fight Yoon's Martial Law, AFA Flight Attendants Fight For A Contract & German AfD, Trump & Rise of Fascism...
Posted: Fri, Dec 27, 2024 7:01pm PST
Palestine: At least 147 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza At least 147 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during the war in Gaza. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) condemn the killings and continued attacks on journalists. The IFJ calls for an immediate investigation into their deaths....
Posted: Fri, Dec 27, 2024 3:41pm PST
The German Afd, the Rise of Fascism, Trump & Musk 
The rise of the German AfD fascist party is connected to the growth of fascism in the US. The connection between Musk & Trump with the AfD is their international project to build a global fascist movement and their policies are connected politically and ideologically. The also are in alliance with the Zionists and their attack on critics of Israel globally....
Posted: Sun, Dec 22, 2024 10:02am PST
Time to Prepare for a Fascist Government and Attacks on the Unions and Oppressed 
The need for a united front to defend working people and the oppressed is a key task. A fascist government will launch violent, racist and murderous attacks on the oppressed. Only a united front of the entire working class can organize and defend against the coming assaults. We also need a mass democratic working class party as a political alternative to the Democrats and Republicans. Relying on the Democrats to confront fascism has been shown to be utopian and dangerous....
Posted: Fri, Nov 29, 2024 9:55pm PST
S. Africa Protests by COSATU, SAFTU & Palestine Movement Against US $ for Israel Genocide 
On November 29, 2024 as part of an international day of solidarity with Palestine South African trade unions and activists protested at US consulates and the US embassy in Pretoria. Workers and community members spoke out protesting the US arming of Israel and their support for the genocide....
Posted: Fri, Nov 29, 2024 8:26pm PST
Scott Turner, Trump's pick to lead HUD works for JPI Construction 
Presidential Transition Report from NAHRO to Scott Turner and convicted felon president elect Donald J. Trump:...
Posted: Wed, Nov 27, 2024 12:22am PST
General strike brings Greece to a standstill Thousands of people across Greece joined a general strike and mass protests, demanding action against high living expenses, restrictions on union organizing, and excessive military spending...
Posted: Thu, Nov 21, 2024 8:01pm PST
E. Palestine LIUNA Member Calls for Meeting with AFL-CIO Pres Liz Schuler & Stafford Act 
East Palestine resident and LIUNA member Chris Albright and other workers and trade unionists tried to meet with AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler to urge her to support President Biden instituting the Stafford Act which provides for healthcare and money to move out of their contaminated homes....
Posted: Tue, Nov 19, 2024 8:47am PST
Ruth First Prize: James Musonda’s radical analysis of the 2021 election in Zambia The winner of ROAPE’s Ruth First Prize, awarded annually for the best article published by an African author, is Dr James Musonda. His 2023 article, “He who laughs last laughs the loudest: the 2021 donchi-kubeba (don’t tell) elections in Zambia”, is available to read here....
Posted: Wed, Nov 13, 2024 10:18am PST
National General Strike on Trump Inauguration Day: Jan 20, 2025 
A call for direct action on every street and strategic point in our communities....
Posted: Wed, Nov 6, 2024 10:39pm PST
Wartime economy v. public education: Harris promotes school-to-military industry pipeline No matter which of the two big-business candidates for US president takes office, Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, the frontal assault on the social right to high-quality public education will escalate....
Posted: Fri, Nov 1, 2024 8:00pm PDT
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