U.S. and Canada

Community protests police killing of 13-year-old

Santa Rosa, Calif. -- Thousands of students and community members have taken to the streets to protest the killing of…

November 7, 2013

Philadelphia meeting highlights Assata Shakur

Around 100 people participated in the Day of Awareness of Assata and All Political Prisoners at a meeting in Philadelphia…

November 7, 2013

‘Fighting for Kendrick’

On Jan. 11, the bloodied body of 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson was discovered in a rolled-up gym mat at his high…

November 7, 2013

New York City rally demands: ‘Drop appeal of stop-and-frisk case!’

People representing groups participating in the Communities United for Police Reform coalition held a rally and news conference on the…

November 7, 2013

Solidarity with North Carolina teachers’ walk-in protests

The following is an edited version of a statement issued Nov. 6 by the Southern Workers Assembly in salute of…

November 7, 2013

USW International legal defense for School Bus Union 5

Since the first day of the union-busting attack by global imperialist conglomerate Veolia and the city of Boston against the…

November 6, 2013

Bay Area transit workers ratify agreement

Oakland, Calif. -- More than 2,300 Bay Area Rapid Transit workers voted on a tentative agreement Oct. 26. Three unions…

November 6, 2013

Reinstate fired labor leaders — Solidarity with Boston bus union

Nov. 4 — The notorious Veolia Corporation fired two leaders of Steelworkers Local 8751 on Nov 1. "You are discharged, effective…

November 5, 2013

Veolia Corporation is the problem, not the bus drivers’ union

The Coalition for Equal Quality Education, based in Boston, issued the following statement on Nov. 2.  The CEQE, in collaboration…

November 4, 2013

Haitian leader of USW 8751 defends fired union brothers

The following letter is a rebuttal to an Oct. 9 public attack against the Boston School Bus Drivers Union, Steelworkers…

November 4, 2013