May Day – Made in the USA, Exported to the World
One of the most important working-class holidays originated in the United States in the 1880s
Meatpacking Workers in Colorado End Strike
After striking for three weeks, in early April meatpacking workers in Colorado ended their strike against Brazilian meat production giant JBS. Union leadership said that 93% of members voted to ratify the agreement, although it is unclear if that was the percent of those who voted or the percent of the local’s total membership. The […]
Solidarity with Meatpacking Workers in Colorado!
On Monday, March 16, meatpacking workers in Greeley, Colorado, began a two-week strike against Swift Beef Co. and Pilgrim’s Pride, the U.S.-based subsidiaries of JBS, the giant Brazilian meatpacking corporation. This is the first major strike in the U.S. meatpacking industry in four decades, since the hard-fought but failed Hormel strike in Austin, Minnesota in […]
Cesar Chavez Revelations – A Mirror of Society’s Values
The recent revelation of sexual abuse by Cesar Chavez is the latest example of a man misusing his power. Workers’ organizations need to remember that we are fighting to end all forms exploitation.
Recent Layoffs are a Normal Part of the System
Layoffs in recent months are a normal part of capitalism, which is why this system needs to go.
Kaiser: Another Long Strike is Over, What Happens When It’s Your Turn?
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser Oakland in Oakland, CA. After four weeks on the picket line, the strike by UNAC/UHCP workers was called off last week (week of 2/23). While UNAC/UHCP leadership cited significant progress at the bargaining table as the reason for returning to work, including […]
Kaiser UNAC/UHCP Strike: An Injury to One is an Injury to All!
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser Oakland in Oakland, CA. It is now the fourth week of the UNAC/UHCP strike, and while many workers are still standing strong on the picket line, many are also feeling the economic pressure to return to work. Last week, reinforcements briefly arrived […]
Striking Nurses in NY Reach Tentative Agreement
Photo credit: AP Photo/Andres Kudacki
The Islamic Republic of Iran Shaken by Revolt
On December 28, masses of people took to the streets across Iran in protests that, in many cases, called for the downfall of the Islamic Republic. The Iranian regime responded with intense repression against the protesters with at least 4,500 reported massacred and many more missing. Not only was the regime shaken by the revolt […]
NYC Nurses on Strike!
On Monday, January 12, nearly 15,000 nurses at three of New York City’s largest hospital systems went on strike. While they are demanding better pay, they are also fighting for improved work conditions and to protect benefits they already have. This strike is part of an ongoing nationwide conflict between health care workers and hospital […]
No Contract, No Coffee
Starbucks workers across the United States kicked off an open-ended unfair labor practice strike last week, with a 92% “yes” vote to strike. Workers began the strike on Starbucks’ “Red Cup Day,” the start of the holiday drink menu rollout, and have since expanded in waves to 95 stores in 65 cities, with 2000 baristas […]
Italian Port Workers Remind Us of Our Potential
For the past two weeks, Italian workers and a diverse layer of the population have been rising up against the genocide in Gaza. In a movement they call “Let’s Block Everything,” Italian port workers are threatening to halt all shipments from Italian ports to Israel, and much of the population is showing their support. In […]
Anger and Uprising in Nepal
The protest movement that took down the Nepalese government shows the power of masses of people.
France: What Lies Behind the Surge in Social Unrest?
From a correspondent in France On Wednesday, September 10, and then again on Thursday, September 18, France experienced two days of major social unrest against the budget cuts announced for 2026. Between recurring political crises, worsening inequalities, and growing fears of being dragged into a “real” war, it is in fact a deeper anger that […]
France: To Get Rid of the Anti-Social Policies That Favor the Rich and the Bosses, Let’s Go On Strike On September 18… And Then Keep Going!
September 15, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French On September 10, hundreds of thousands of us took part in blockades, rallies, and demonstrations. Neither Home Minister Retailleau’s 80,000 police officers nor [new Prime Minister] Lecornu’s express appointment after Prime Minister Bayrou’s resignation defused the anger—quite the contrary. September […]
Update – Boeing Strikers Reject Tentative Agreement for the Third Time!
Workers at Boeing’s warplane plants in St. Louis went on strike on August 4 after rejecting the company’s second contract offer. After the second rejection, Boeing stated that it was unwilling to negotiate more than minor changes in its “Best and Final Offer.” Sticking to their hard-nosed stance, in the tentative agreement rejected on Friday, […]
Boeing Threatens to Hire Scabs to Break the Strike at Its Saint Louis War Plants
Boeing plans to hire scabs to defeat its striking workers.
Indonesia: A Spark Could Set the Archipelago Ablaze
A popular uprising is sweeping Indonesia, against the policies of the president.
Air Canada Workers Defy Government to Continue Strike
On August 17th, over 10,000 striking Air Canada workers took a historic step and continued their strike in defiance of a government order to return to work. In this extraordinary moment, workers forced Air Canada back to the bargaining table, and a tentative agreement was reached. After workers’ existing union contract expired in March, labor […]
Kaiser San Rafael Nurses Protest Potential Layoffs
On August 21st, nurses at the Kaiser San Rafael facility held a one-day protest in response to the looming threat of 41 nursing positions being eliminated this October. These layoffs, if carried out, would not only affect the workers who lose their jobs, but also those who remain—forcing them to shoulder an even greater burden […]
Immigrant Workers in Italy Fight Back and Win Better Conditions
Immigrant workers in Prato, Italy, won a 40-hour work week after 14 weeks of striking.
The Hormel Strike 40 Years Later – What Lessons Can We Learn?
On August 17, 1985, workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in the small town of Austin, Minnesota began a strike that lasted just more than one year. In the course of the strike, the approximately 1,500 workers who struck, and much of Austin’s population, generated a strong, united fightback against corporate greed and union concessions. […]
Workers In India Stand Up
On Wednesday July 9th, there was a general strike of workers across India. The union confederations say that 250 million workers were on strike throughout the country. It is reported to have included workers in the banking, insurance, postal, coal mining, highway and construction industries. The strike was organized to fight the reforms of the […]
Trump’s Cuts Will Affect All of Us Everywhere
Since taking office in late January, Trump and his anti-worker bureaucrats have already begun to slash and burn many of the programs and resources that we need. Now that Congress has passed and Trump has signed into law what they called their “Big Beautiful Bill,” the larger cuts that we have all worried about are […]
Panama: Workers Rise Up Against Repression and Imperialism
Since March 2025, workers across Panama have revolted against a new pension law that attacks their rights. The government’s response has been brutal repression. Panama’s leaders declared a state of emergency in June, suspended constitutional rights, and sent thousands of police to Bocas del Toro, a province in the northwest, known for its banana plantations […]
Bay Area: Protestors Shut Down ICE Abductions at Immigration Courts
Protestors in San Francisco prevented ICE from abducting immigrants.
Los Angeles Protests: Together We Have the Power to Stand Up to ICE and All of the Attacks Against Us
As the Trump administration continues to escalate its aggressive attack on immigrants across the country, working-class communities have been left on their own to defend themselves. As the Democrats continue to offer little more than feckless words of opposition, the protests in Los Angeles have shown that the so-called guardrails to this administration — the […]
Train Engineers Strike NJ Transit for 3 Days
On Friday, May 16, more than 400 NJ Transit train engineers (the workers who drive the trains) went on strike. One of the nation’s largest rail transit systems shut down, leaving the entire region in a state of economic and social uncertainty. Although the strike lasted only three days before a tentative agreement brought them […]
Trump Says, “You’re Fired” – Government Workers Need an Organized Fight to Save Jobs and Social Services
Donald Trump began his second presidency determined to shut down U.S. government programs, which his billionaire cronies say get in the way of making ever-growing profits. For example, regulations limiting pollution had to be sharply cut back because enforcing them would cost big corporations money. In addition, the Trump administration, in an effort to fund […]
When the Union Won’t Fight, Workers Stand Up
Baltimore Department of Public Works (DPW) workers are angry that their union, AFSCME Local 44, has failed to properly represent them. In fact, they say it has actually worked hand in hand with the city to create a crony system for hiring and promotion, while not bargaining for better working conditions. This is after two […]
More Pain From Budget Cuts Will Hit Soon
As Trump has issued executive order after executive order and his billionaire bureaucrats have cut the federal workforce by tens of thousands, millions more are waiting anxiously for the pain to begin. While those who have lost their jobs are already feeling the emotional and financial stress of their loss, the rest of us know […]
Trump’s Cancellation of Union Contracts: An Assault on All Workers
On March 27, President Trump declared that a million federal workers would lose their collective bargaining rights. He claimed that the targeted workers are ineligible for union representation because their work involves national security. But the order extends far beyond that sector and includes workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Environmental Protection Agency, […]
The Fight at VTA – It’s NOT Over!
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now newsletter for BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), a rapid transit rail system in the San Francisco Bay Area – April 9, 2025 The corporate media showed what side it was on in covering the strike at VTA (Valley Transportation Authority) in San Jose. They made it […]
As They Grind Our Lives into the Ground, Resistance Becomes More Necessary than Ever
The Trump administration knows its policies are unpopular, so it represses opposition: all the more reason to resist!
VTA Still Out!
VTA workers are still on strike for better wages, despite management’s insults to the workers.
Baltimore City Owes Workers Safety and Respect
Last August, Ronald Silver II died from being overworked and deprived of hydration in the sweltering heat of 99°F. Following his death, Silver’s grieving family demanded better from the Department of Public Works (DPW), and investigations by Baltimore’s Inspector General showed the department’s negligence included not only a lack of water and Gatorade for workers but also broken ice machines and broken HVAC systems inside the facilities. It was not until eight weeks after Silver’s death that Maryland issued […]
Unionizing Isn’t Enough: Starbucks Workers Demand a Fair Contract
In 2021, workers from multiple Starbucks locations in Buffalo, NY stood together to fight for changes in the workplace and filed a petition to unionize as Starbucks Workers United (SBWU). For years Starbucks workers have faced low wages, short staffing, and harassment in the workplace while navigating inconsistent and unpredictable work schedules. The Elmwood store […]
VTA Out!
Workers at the South Bay’s Valley Transportation Authority went on strike for wage increases.
“We Want Bread, Not Crumbs” – The Detroit Hunger March of 1932: A Tragedy in a Longer Struggle
On March 7, 1932, an explosive confrontation took place when at least 3,000 Ford workers and unemployed members of the Detroit area working class began a march on Henry Ford’s massive River Rouge plant in next-door Dearborn, Michigan. As the march unfolded, the violence of the capitalist system was unmasked as police and hired thugs […]
Greek Workers Strike and Protest Government Cover-Up of Train Crash Massacre
Hundreds of thousands of people in Greece went on strike and protested against the government’s handling of a train crash.
Wicked Review: The Limitations of Reform and Individualism
The hit Broadway musical Wicked finally gets the Hollywood treatment, bringing its message about rejecting oppressive systems to a wider audience. The story tells of the magical land of Oz, a supposed paradise that is soon revealed to be filled with corruption and oppression. Green-skinned Elphaba, a social outcast with magical powers, finds she can […]
Consumers and Producers
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now newsletter for BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), a rapid transit rail system in the San Francisco Bay Area Many people are wondering what they can do to oppose what is going on in Washington, D.C. There are small actions across the country. People are demonstrating against […]
Argentina: Against Milei, One Million Proudly Angry
After Argentina’s President Milei gave a reactionary speech, a million demonstrators marched against him.
Layoffs: Let the Fear Switch Sides!
Mass layoffs are happening in both the U.S. and France. The ruling class is trying to threaten the working class; let us return the threat!
Black History Month 2025: The Struggle Must Be Renewed
During Black History Month, remember the struggles the Black people have fought and what they have won.
Workers and Unions Facing a Crisis, But We Can Change Direction!
The working class has the power to mount an effective opposition to Trump, in contrast to the feeble actions by bureaucratic union leaderships and the Democratic Party.
The Intentional Chaos and Real Dangers of Trump’s First Weeks
The chaos of Trump’s rapid-fire executive orders is part distraction, and part attacks on the working class.
France: To the “Bosses’ Disgruntlement,” Let’s Oppose Our United Anger!
February 3, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French Bernard Arnault, CEO of luxury group LVMH, the richest man in France and one of the richest on the planet, shamelessly put on a show of whining that, as a tax-crushed billionaire, he would have no choice but to relocate […]
Serbian Students and Workers Fight Back
Serbian students are leading a protest movement against the corruption of the government, which had led to people dying in a roof collapse.
French and Immigrant Workers: Same Bosses, Same Fight!
January 27, 2025 editorial of the New Anticapitalist Party-Revolutionaries (NPA-R) in France, translated from French On January 23, [French] Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau sent an announcement to all [regional authorities], tightening the conditions for foreigners entering and staying in France. Taking the place of a 2012 announcement from Manuel Valls, it will further reinforce the […]