Black Friday

Drop charges on ‘Black Friday 14’!

On so-called Black Friday 2014, considered the busiest shopping day of the year one day after “Thanksgiving,” 14 Black activists pulled off…

February 9, 2015

Anti-racists dominate BART commish meeting

Oakland, Calif. -- An overflow crowd of some 400 people packed the Bay Area Rapid Transit Board of Commissioners’ meeting…

January 28, 2015

On the picket line

By Matty Starrdust and Sue Davis Minn. janitors strike on ‘Black’ Friday Joining other strikers on “Black” Friday, Nov. 28,…

December 12, 2014

Ferguson spreads: Walk out! Shut down!

Dec. 1 — Resistance and anger over the failure of a grand jury to indict Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren…

December 5, 2014

Walmart strikes unite with Ferguson protests

The fighting, angry spirit of the people of Ferguson, Mo., following the decision not to prosecute racist killer-cop Darren Wilson…

December 1, 2014

Walmart cited for illegal firings as workers ramp up struggle

Walmart workers have taken on the biggest private employer in the United States. Aided by labor unions and supporters from…

December 5, 2013

On the picket line

Union rights for grocery workers in Brooklyn, N.Y. On Sept. 20, it will be a year since Latino/a immigrant workers…

September 20, 2013

Walmart workers on the rise

Strikes, protests hit retail giant nationwide   Protesters gathered at hundreds of Walmart stores across the country on Nov. 23,…

November 29, 2012

Walmart: Haunted by the specter of union organizing

Secaucus, N.J. — The capitalist 1% class is trembling at the specter of a union victory at Walmart, the largest multinational…

November 29, 2012