Women Fight Back Against Texas Abortion Ban
Last week, court hearings were held on Zurawski v. Texas, marking the first time patients denied abortions sued a state since the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Fifteen women, along with the Center for Reproductive Rights, filed a lawsuit against Texas after being forced to endure tragic and high-risk pregnancies to term. They are rightfully arguing that the […]
War over Ukraine Starves People around the World
Earlier this month, Russia pulled out of the Black Sea grain deal. This agreement was negotiated between Turkey, Russia, and Ukraine in 2022 to ensure that Ukraine, one of the world’s largest suppliers of grain, would still be able to export this essential food source to the rest of the world even after Russia’s invasion. […]
Teamsters Union and UPS Reach Tentative Agreement
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and United Parcel Service (UPS) announced on Tuesday, July 25 that they have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract for approximately 340,000 workers. Teamster members will vote to approve or disapprove the contract, with voting spread out between August 3 and August 22. They had voted to […]
BART– the Land Baron: Displaced Coliseum Connections Tenants
The following is reprinted from Speak Out Now’s workplace newsletter at Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in the San Francisco Bay area. Tenants from the Coliseum Connections apartment building next to Coliseum station are still displaced after their building flooded last New Years Eve. They have been living in hotels for 7 months while the […]
Victory in the Anthropology Library
The occupation of the U.C. Berkeley Anthropology Library ended last week on Monday, July 17, after 85 days. The struggle was long and hard fought, but it was victorious. While the occupation did not achieve all of its goals, it succeeded in preserving the Anthropology Library and most of the book collection, as well as […]
BART – How Do They Think? Do They?
The following is reprinted from Speak Out Now’s workplace newsletter at Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in the San Francisco Bay area. Clean stations are important to BART riders. Coming into a station that has stuff spilled on the platform or trash scattered in the station doesn’t create a very inviting environment. The level of […]
Peru – The Third March on Lima and the Ongoing Struggle Against the Government
Last Wednesday, 21,000 people or more marched through the streets of Lima, Peru. The crowds held signs, chanted, and made their attitude known – they oppose the current government of President Dina Boluarte, which has attacked indigenous rights, and stands ready to privatize the state system of pensions. Meanwhile, the Boluarte government has done nothing […]