Biden Administration Attacks Rail Workers

Biden Administration Attacks Rail Workers

On July 18, President Biden attacked the rights of rail workers to strike. He did this by issuing an executive order to create a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) to mediate an ongoing labor dispute between rail companies in the United States and 115,000 rail workers...
France: This Summer, Let’s Be Hotter Than the Weather!

France: This Summer, Let’s Be Hotter Than the Weather!

July 11, 2022, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA), Translated from French On Saturday, July 9 in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, hundreds of protesters invaded the official residence of President...
Sri Lanka: Protesters Force President and Prime Minister to Resign

Sri Lanka: Protesters Force President and Prime Minister to Resign

After three months of mobilizations, Sri Lankan protesters, about a million strong and surging from around the country, seized the residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a massive rebellion. A few hours later, the protesters also occupied the residence of Prime...
Workers in Baltimore Suburb Organize First Union at Apple

Workers in Baltimore Suburb Organize First Union at Apple

Workers at an Apple Store in Towson, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore, have voted to form a union. With about 120 employees at the store, the vote was a landslide, 65-33. This is the first time that Apple retail employees have unionized anywhere in the United States....
Richmond, California: Lessons from the Chevron Workers Strike

Richmond, California: Lessons from the Chevron Workers Strike

On May 28, 2022, striking workers at Chevron in Richmond, California voted by a narrow margin to ratify a contract and to call off their strike. The strike lasted over two months, a long strike reflecting the determination of the workers in a very difficult situation....