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The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and St. Louis Commune & the 2027 Commemoration 
The 150th anniversary of the 1877 national railway strike will be commemorated in St. Louis and other cities around the country....
Posted: Sat, Jul 11, 2026 1:51pm PDT
Petition · Reverse the dismissal of 1,047 Japanese National Railway workers 
The militant railway union in Japan Doro-Chiba has been fighting against the illegal layoffs during privatization and their case goes to trial this month. They are asking for international support for their petition of solidarity....
Posted: Sat, Jul 4, 2026 10:07pm PDT
Brasil: Lula declara que «nunca ha sido de izquierda» 
Brasil: Lula declara que «nunca ha sido de izquierda», pasado izquierdista e involución derechizante...
Posted: Sat, Jul 4, 2026 3:01am PDT
"No Name Slate" Wins Teamster White Ballot Election At National Convention In Vegas 
At the national convention of the Teasmters in Las Vegas a "No Name Slate" won a white ballot election which means that there will be no election by the rank and file for election of all national officers. The TDU which is supported by Labor Notes called for a white ballot to prevent a rank and file vote for president. Teamsters from the Fearless slate spoke out about why they are running, what happened to them and the future of the Teamsters and all workers....
Posted: Thu, Jun 18, 2026 5:07am PDT
Teamster Fearless Presidential Candidate Richard Hooker Jr. On The Results of IBT Election 
Teamster Philadelphia Local 623 secretary-treasurer Richard Hooks Jr. ran for president of the Fearless slate and the slate was unable to get on the ballot at the Teamster convention in Las Vegas. Hooker Jr. spoke out about the election at Las Vegas and the violations of the rules and election laws by President Sean O'Brien and the issue of inferred cameras which are causing tumors and cataracts for Teamster drivers....
Posted: Wed, Jun 17, 2026 9:47am PDT
Who's Paying Who? IBT Election Officer Rules IBT SOB Illegally Taking Employer $ For Union 
The national election supervisor of the Teamsters has ruled that the president Sean O'Brien has improperly taken employer funds for his pod cast Better Bad Ideas and attacking candidates from the Fearless slate. According to IBT International Vice President John Palmer SOB continues to ignore the decision of the election supervisor....
Posted: Thu, Jun 11, 2026 5:13pm PDT
AI Torture, Fighting Back, IBT & Using AI To Fight The Bosses 
WorkWeek covers the role of inward AI inferred cameras in truck cabs and what this means to millions of workers. They have been installed in trucks throughout the country and they are causing tumors and cataracts for many truckers who are under these cameras for up to 60 hours a week. WorkWeek also looks at how AI is being used by workers to fight back against bosses....
Posted: Fri, May 29, 2026 10:22am PDT
Bullying, Union Democracy & the Fight for Membership Control: Lesson of Vegas IBT631 Fight 
The struggle for union democracy and membership control is being fought out in the Teamsters union in many locals. One of the fights was the effort to have an bylaw election in Vegas Local 631 and the effort to shutdown a vote on elected shop stewards....
Posted: Mon, May 25, 2026 4:55pm PDT
Barcelona: Amazon factura millones y regatea céntimos a quienes trabajan… 
Barcelona: Amazon factura millones y regatea céntimos a quienes trabajan… Basta Ya de agresión explotadora!...
Posted: Mon, May 25, 2026 9:43am PDT
Brazilian Oil Workers Demand that Lula & Brazil Break the US Oil Blockade of Cuba 
Brazilian oil workers unions are demanding that Brazil and Lula break the US imposed oil embargo on Cuba. They have rallied at the headquarters of Petrobras to end the oil blockade...
Posted: Wed, May 20, 2026 4:56pm PDT
Canada CLC Breaks with Zionist Histadrut at Their 2026 Congress 
The Canadian Labour Congress at their 2026 convention after a struggle ended their relationship with the Israeli Zionists corporate trade union the Histadrut. Hassan Husseini with Labour For Palestine made a report to the Labor For Palestine committee....
Posted: Tue, May 19, 2026 8:47pm PDT
Historic Boycott of REI to Begin on May 15 Across the Country as New Bargaining Details Revealed REI proposals included moratoriums on organizing and public communications, a six-year contract length, and mandatory giving to REI’s charity of choice
REI Union workers and allies will take a stand outside REI stores to alert customers about the boycott
“REI has the ability to pick up the phone and get serious” – REI Union worker...
Posted: Fri, May 15, 2026 7:45am PDT
Lessons of NewsGuild Pittsburgh Post Gazette Strike & the Fight for a New Paper 
The Pittsburg Post Gazette Newsguild journalists went on the longest unfair labor practice strike in the United States. After going back to work the owners turned the paper over to a non-profit group which proceeded to terminate most of the union strikers. A journalist and striker Steve Mellon talks about the lessons of their strike and their struggle for a paper run by workers and the community....
Posted: Sat, May 9, 2026 8:37am PDT
Teamsters on May Day 2026, Lessons of 34 Minneapolis Teamster General Strike & Life/Death 
Teamsters on May Day 2026 talk about the issues they face from AI to trade war and fascism. They also discuss the relevance of the 1934 Teamster general strike in Minneapolis and its relevance today. They also have produced a video for May Day 2028 on the history of the Minnepolis strike....
Posted: Mon, May 4, 2026 8:44am PDT
May Day Worker Solidarity in Trieste 
La Festa dei Lavoratori, (International Worker’s Day, May Day) is an important Italian national holiday that celebrates workers of the world by calling for better working conditions, wages and safety on the job in a display of solidarity for workers and women’s rights among numerous other labor, social and political issues. Many businesses and schools are closed today, and people are encouraged to not work or shop in solidarity....
Posted: Fri, May 1, 2026 12:15pm PDT
Labor Notes Tops Purging Militant Teamster Trade Unionists to Help IBT President Sean O'Brien 
Labor Notes bureaucrats who like to talk about "democracy" are purging opponents of fascist supporter IBT president Sean O'Brien from coming to the Labor Notes convention in June. The TDU and Ken Paff who is part of the leadership of LN invited Sean O'Brien to the last convention and supported his endorsement by the Teamsters For A Democratic Union. Supporting a fascist to your convention has nothing to do with building a democratic labor movement....
Posted: Thu, Apr 30, 2026 8:57am PDT
Jury Acquits Glass House ICE Raid Protester; Mahmoud Khalil Speaks Out Pacifica's Capitalism, Race and Democracy covers the acquittal of CSU Channel adjunct professor John Caravello, a report by Palestinian graduate student Mahmoud Khalil and report on Iran...
Posted: Wed, Apr 29, 2026 10:29am PDT
Columbia Palestinian Student Mahmoud Khalil & His Lawyer Marc Van Der Hout at SFSU 
Columbia Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil and his lawyer Marc Van Der Hout spoke at SFSU about this kidnapping and detention by ICE and how they fought back as well as the state of the Palestinian movement....
Posted: Fri, Apr 24, 2026 8:48am PDT
Palestine & South Africa with ILWU Local 10 Retired Secretary Treasurer Clarence Thomas 
ILWU Local 10 retired Secretary Treasurer Clarence Thomas spoke at a meeting in Oakland on the ILWU Local 10 fight for South Africa and Palestine...
Posted: Wed, Apr 22, 2026 8:35am PDT
Justice 4 For All! CFA & the Acquittal Of CSU Channel Island CFA Professor John Caravell 
CSU Channel Island professor John Caravello was framed up by ICE and the US "Justice" Department after he went to the Glass House to defend immigrants there. He was charged with throwing tear gas projectiles at the ICE agents. He talks about the defense campaign and the active support of the CFA, students and community....
Posted: Fri, Apr 17, 2026 2:14pm PDT