U.S. and Canada

Scandal in health care goes beyond Veterans Administration

The May 21 New York Times editorialized that 40 U.S. veterans died while waiting for health care at U.S. Veterans…

June 14, 2014

Seattle campaign wins phased-in $15 minimum wage

On June 2, the Seattle City Council passed a $15-minimum-wage law. In the council chambers, supporters from across the labor…

June 13, 2014

Philadelphia protests denounce cutbacks in public education

Twice in one week, protests against severe underfunding of public schools took to the streets of Center City, Philadelphia.  On…

June 13, 2014

Walmart workers strike in 20 cities

In response to company harassment and attempts to silence workers who had protested and walked off their jobs over intolerable…

June 13, 2014

Embattled bus drivers’ union shifts into high gear

Boston’s school bus drivers are entering the most intense phase yet of their struggle against the notorious labor-busting Veolia Corporation.…

June 13, 2014

Detroiters say, ‘End water shutoffs!’

Detroit Freedom Friday 5 gathered in front of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department building on June 6. Activists opposing…

June 13, 2014

Trial set for Benton Harbor, Mich., activist Rev. Edward Pinkney

St. Joseph, Mich. --  Berrien County’s courthouse in St. Joseph, Mich., was filled with people from across the Midwest at…

June 13, 2014

Jerome Jackson, warrior on wheels

Detroit -- Jerome Jackson, 58, an activist in the fight for social justice, died on May 11 after battling cancer.…

June 13, 2014

March demands union at charter schools

Philadelphia, June 4 — Today, teachers, parents and community members marched up and down North 5th Street, a largely Latino/a…

June 13, 2014

Unions picket: Staples Corporate octopus threatens postal jobs

American Postal Workers Union members and Stanford University students picketed outside a meeting of the board of directors of Staples…

June 12, 2014