Sri Lanka: “It’s an economic massacre”

Sri Lanka: “It’s an economic massacre”

This interview was translated from French, originally published in l’Anticapitaliste no 611, the biweekly journal of the NPA. In recent weeks, Sri Lanka has often been mentioned in the international press. We zoom in on this country where the mafia clan of the...
Staten Island Warehouse Workers Win First Amazon Union in the U.S.

Staten Island Warehouse Workers Win First Amazon Union in the U.S.

On Friday, April 1, warehouse workers in the JFK8 Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York voted, 2,654 yes to 2,131 no, to have a union – making them the first union at Amazon in the nation. The Amazon workers won against all odds. Amazon spent millions of dollars...
Richmond Chevron Workers Go on Strike

Richmond Chevron Workers Go on Strike

More than 500 workers, represented by United Steelworkers (USW) Local 5, went on strike last week at Chevron’s refinery in Richmond, California. The vast majority of them, including pipe fitters, machinists, lab technicians, and warehouse workers, voted down the most...
Black Workers Face Brutal Racial Discrimination at Tesla

Black Workers Face Brutal Racial Discrimination at Tesla

Tesla was recently sued by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) for racial discrimination and harassment. After receiving hundreds of complaints from workers, DFEH released a report stating that their investigation found that Tesla’s...
Golden Gate Transit Workers Authorize Strike

Golden Gate Transit Workers Authorize Strike

Workers at Golden Gate Transit, the transit system that primarily covers Marin and Sonoma counties, are reported to have recently voted 99% in favor of authorizing a strike. After seven months of stalled negotiations, workers are saying “no” to management’s...