(2022-05-02). NATO prepares to repress mass protests at June 2022 war summit in Madrid. wsws.org Besides plotting NATO wars against nuclear-armed Russia and China, the NATO summit in Madrid will be a show of force targeting domestic opposition to war in the working class.
(2022-05-02). Pdte. de Bolivia llama a la unidad a los trabajadores del mundo. telesurtv.net Desde el inicio de su Gobierno, el presidente Arce ha luchado por los derechos de los trabajadores intentando reducir índices de pobreza y desempleo.
(2022-05-02). A revealing interview with Australian Labor leader Albanese. wsws.org The interview underscored that Labor is not advancing a program to meet the needs of working people but is presenting itself as the best option for imposing the ruling class's agenda of austerity and war.
(2022-05-02). Stricter measures in Beijing over holiday. ecns.cn Medics take swab samples from residents for nucleic acid testing at Balizhuang subdistrict in Chaoyang district, Beijing, April 29, 2022."The city has completed two rounds of nucleic acid testing for everyone living or working in 11 districts this week, in addition to Chaoyang district, which began testing earlier."
(2022-05-01). Oil Above All: Paraguay Joins New 'Friends of Venezuela' Club Despite Multi-Million Dollar Debt and Refusal to Recognize Maduro. orinocotribune.com The President of the Senate of Paraguay, àìscar Salomón, informed the press that next Tuesday, May 3, a delegation of Venezuelan National Assembly deputies will discuss with their Paraguayan colleagues the possibility of resuming the purchase of Venezuelan fuel by Paraguay. | The meeting will take place between a team of Paraguayan senators and four Venezuelan deputies who are currently in Paraguay, discussing the reinstatement of Venezuela in the Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur). | "Paraguay today needs cheaper fuel and Venezuela can give us that possibility to buy," said Senator Salomón. | He added that th…
(2022-05-01). Teachers unions in Cambridge and Brookline Mass. are still fighting for fair contracts. liberationnews.org 
Teachers unions in both Cambridge and Brookline, Massachusetts have been working without a contract since 2021. The school boards of the two districts have refused to meet the demands of the Cambridge Educators Association and the Brookline Educators Union.
(2022-05-01). 55,000 SEIU Members May Strike In Los Angeles. popularresistance.org A majority vote of yes for the strike would mean that our union's bargaining committee can call a strike if the LA County Board of Supervisors refuses to meet union demands in the continuing negotiations. The strike is our most powerful weapon. It's a refusal to work until our demands are met, insisting that we have the right to protect ourselves, feed our families, be respected, and improve our working conditions to provide a better service to the community. It's absurd that many of us are working for low-income homeless folks, and we qualify for those same services because our pay is so low. | During the surge…
(2022-05-01). State Drops Lawsuit Against Housing Protesters In Boise. popularresistance.org For two and a half months, unhoused protesters maintained a tent demonstration across from the capitol in so-called Boise, Idaho. In response, folks were given a printout from capitol security and Idaho state police that informed them that they would be ticketed/trespassed from the area and potentially arrested if they remained past the 28th of March (a date that the State conveniently decided to begin early lawn maintenance and sprinkler set up). | Fed up from constant state repression, and still facing a lawsuit and criminal charges, demonstrators decided to disband and scatter. The thought of further raids, ti…