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imageTrump to establish a concentration camp for refugees in the Darién
𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙤 𝙍𝙪𝙗𝙞𝙤'𝙨 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩
by Pablo Meriguet
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
textPlural economy. Alternative economics by Rudolf Hickel and Klaus Holzkamp
Heterodox, alternative theory formation. is unavoidable simply because today's monetary policy cannot explain the lack of inflation in the face of massive excess liquidity. Trump's claim "we're ripped off by every country" is patently ridiculous since the US dollar has been the global currency for the last century....
Posted: Tue, Feb 4, 2025 10:20am PST
imageE. Palestine Residents Press Conf on 2nd Anniversary of Norfolk Southern Derailment & Vance
East Palestine Residents Want Healthcare, Relocation & Justice
by Labor Video Project
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
imageWar 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...
by Labor Video Project
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
calendarGlobal Day of Action! Stop the Mass Deportations - San Francisco ICE
ICE
630 Sansome St. San Francisco
by UFCLP
ICE 630 Sansome St. San Francisco...
Event Date: Sat, Feb 8, 2025 12:00pm PST
Posted: Wed, Jan 29, 2025 4:54pm PST
textTop AI Investor Says Goal Is to Crash Human Wages by Frank Landymore
What a noble vision. AI-induced wage collapse is a consequence that happens "logically" and "necessarily," according to the billionaire....
Posted: Wed, Jan 29, 2025 1:04am PST
imageTrump'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 t...
by Labor Video Project
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
imageILWU Local 10 Commemorates the Life of Local 10 Member Howard Keylor
ILWU Local 10 in San Francisco held a memorial for member Howard Keylor on January 25, 2025. ILWU members and many others talked about th...
by Labor Video Project
ILWU Local 10 in San Francisco held a memorial for member Howard Keylor on January 25, 2025. ILWU members and many others talked about the history and role of Keylor in Local 10 and the fight against racism and the apartheid regime in South Africa....
Posted: Sun, Jan 26, 2025 12:16pm PST
calendarThe Fight for Public Healthcare, the Unions and a Labor Party: A UFCLP Panel
At J.P. Morgan Healthcare Investors Conference: The Labor Party Is Critical To Fight For Public Control Of Heatlhcare
by UFCLP
Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xX1VIgKxQN2jGJUj3YuXqw...
Event Date: Sun, Jan 26, 2025 2:00pm PST
Posted: Thu, Jan 23, 2025 1:39pm PST
imageHow AFL-CIO & Democratic Party Have Helped Privatize Medicare & Retirees Fighting Back
AFL-CIO Liz Schuler Pushing Privatization Through Anthem Insurance Company
by Steve Zeltzer
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
imageSan José Protests Trump Inauguration
On MLK Day January 20, upwards of 600 demonstrators came out to protest Trump's inauguration.

El Día de MLK, más de 600 salieron a prote...
by Fight Trump's Anti-Immigrant Agenda
On MLK Day January 20, upwards of 600 demonstrators came out to protest Trump's inauguration. El Día de MLK, más de 600 salieron a protestar contra la investidura de Trump y a luchar contra su agenda antiinmigrante. Exigimos "Legalización para todos, no a la frontera militarizada, no al muro fronterizo racista y no a las deportaciones masivas."...
Posted: Wed, Jan 22, 2025 12:23pm PST
imageMonterey Bay Aquarium workers announce plans to unionize with AFSCME
Monterey, Calif., January 17, 2025 – Workers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium launched a campaign to unionize their workplace this week and a...
by AFSCME
Monterey, Calif., January 17, 2025 – Workers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium launched a campaign to unionize their workplace this week and are seeking representation through AFSCME Council 57....
Posted: Tue, Jan 21, 2025 7:32pm PST
imageProtest in San Francisco on 1/19/25 Against Fascist Trump & Attacks on Working Class
Trade Unionists Rallied On Jan 19th
by Labor Video Project
On January 19, 2025, trade unionists and people rallied against fascist Trump and the political and economic attack on working people. They also talked about the threat of AI...
Posted: Tue, Jan 21, 2025 3:28pm PST
calendarInternational Worker Solidarity to Save Gaza by Charles Rachlis
You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Jan 18, 2025 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Noon (Pacific coast California) Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/dNICoJqRQeijPxcr6ozIRQ...
Event Date: Sat, Jan 18, 2025 12:00pm PST
Posted: Fri, Jan 17, 2025 12:06pm PST
imageTime 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 ...
by United Front Committee For A Labor Party
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
imageWorkWeek LA Fire, Capitalism & Global Catastrophe & Healthcare Workers Protest Genocide
LA Used Prisoners at Slave Labor Wages To Fight Fire
by WorkWeek
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
imageMonterey Bay Aquarium Workers United - Community Letter of Support
Employees of the Monterey Bay Aquarium are forming their union! Monterey Bay Aquarium Workers United stands together to create a better f...
by via Monterey Bay Aquarium Workers United
Employees of the Monterey Bay Aquarium are forming their union! Monterey Bay Aquarium Workers United stands together to create a better future for our colleagues, our animals, and our ocean. We believe it is time to ensure fair and equitable pay, comprehensive benefits, workplace flexibility, and a culture of safety, transparency, and inclusion. By forming our union with AFSCME Council 57, we are uniting to build a workplace that reflects the Aquarium’s core values of equity, integrity and ho...
Posted: Wed, Jan 15, 2025 1:57am PST
calendarCircle with Alan Haber (founder of SDS and Long Haul in Berkeley) and Odile Hugonot
Long Haul Infoshop - 3124 Shattuck Avenue - Berkeley (2 blocks from Ashby BART) - corner of Woolsey and Shattuck across from La Pena
by slingshot collective
Long Haul Infoshop - 3124 Shattuck Avenue - Berkeley (2 blocks from Ashby BART) - corner of Woolsey and Shattuck across from La Pena...
Event Date: Sun, Jan 26, 2025 7:00pm PST
Posted: Tue, Jan 14, 2025 5:02pm PST
imageProtesters At J.P. Morgan Healthcare Investors Meeting Demand An End Of Profiting From Healthcare
Musicans Singing About Healthcare
by Labor Video Project
Healthcare workers, patients and workers rallied and protested the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Investors conference held in San Francisco on January 13, 2025 and demanded the end of private control of healthcare in the United States. They also had music on healthcare and speakers about the war and genocide in Gaza paid for the the US while people in the US can't get healthcare....
Posted: Tue, Jan 14, 2025 11:00am PST
imagePalestinian allies, labour unions protest US healthcare investment conference
Lisa Milos Speaking At Protest Against J.P. Morgan Healthcare Investors Conference
by Brooke Anderson
A protest was held at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Investors conference protesting the capitalists who profit from denying healthcare. They also connected the genocide of Palestinians to the healthcare system....
Posted: Tue, Jan 14, 2025 9:35am PST
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