(2023-01-30). Woburn, Massachusetts teachers vote overwhelmingly for strike action as state threatens retaliation with anti-strike law. wsws.org The teachers voted overwhelmingly for strike action, set to begin January 30. The Commonwealth Employment Relations Board has issued a ruling mandating that the teachers union cease strike-related activities and resume negotiations or face fines.
(2023-01-30). US Caterpillar-UAW workers authorize strike by more than 98 percent. wsws.org After decades of corporate attacks on living standards, and round after round of concessions contracts imposed by the UAW bureaucracy, CAT workers are determined to secure major improvements to wages, benefits and working conditions, not just for themselves but for the next generation.
(2023-01-30). Woburn, Massachusetts teachers vote overwhelmingly for strike action as state threatens retaliation with anti-strike law. wsws.org The teachers voted overwhelmingly for strike action, set to begin January 30. The Commonwealth Employment Relations Board has issued a ruling mandating that the teachers union cease strike-related activities and resume negotiations or face fines.
(2023-01-30). US Caterpillar-UAW workers authorize strike by more than 98 percent. wsws.org After decades of corporate attacks on living standards, and round after round of concessions contracts imposed by the UAW bureaucracy, CAT workers are determined to secure major improvements to wages, benefits and working conditions, not just for themselves but for the next generation.
(2023-01-30). Homeless camps illegal in US states. ecns.cn More unsheltered people in the United States are living in tents or sleeping on the streets as states and municipalities tighten rules to make homeless camps illegal.
(2023-01-29). Income of Chinese people exiting poverty increases by 14.3% in 2022. ecns.cn In 2022, the per capita net income of people who have been lifted out of poverty reached 14,342 yuan (about $2,114.56), an increase of 14.3 percent year on year, which was higher than the 6.3 percent growth rate disposable income of rural residents across the country, according to National Rural Revitalization Administration"ÄÇ…
(2023-01-29). These Tenants Fought For Ownership Of Their Homes, And Won. popularresistance.org Los Angeles, California – When a wealthy donor left four L.A. apartment buildings to his alma mater upon his death, it left the 130 tenants of those buildings wondering if they were going to be evicted or have their rents hiked. | But on Jan. 10, tenants of the buildings in the Baldwin Hills neighborhood secured a major win when Boston University agreed to sell all four apartments to the Liberty Community Land Trust, which plans to keep the units permanently affordable. | "Boston University accepted our offer because of the collective pressure we put them under as a collective, as a community," tenants wrote on t…
(2023-01-29). Ronald Reagan words on taxes are very relevant today. americanthinker.com Since California wants to tax people who don't live in California with a wealth tax, and since Biden and other Democrats don't think they should negotiate on the debt ceiling, the public should see these quotes from Ronald Reagan on taxes…
(2023-01-29). In Standoff Over Cop City, Police Are The Real Terrorists. popularresistance.org Atlanta, Georgia – The ongoing protests against the construction of a police training center in the Weelaunee Forest in Atlanta, Georgia are a testament to the spirit of resistance that was ignited by the Black Lives Matter movement and the George Floyd Protests of 2020. For two years, brave activists and protesters have occupied the forest and taken to the streets to demand that the city reverse its decision to spend tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to further fund a police force that has historically been used to violently repress, control and limit the power of working class people and people of color in p…
(2023-01-29). International webinar on Sam Marcy's legacy for today's struggles. iacenter.org By Monica Moorehead January 24, 2023 For over 70 years, Sam Marcy, a founding member and the late-chairperson of Workers World Party, dedicated his life to the liberation of the global multinational working class from the yoke of imperialism in all its oppressive forms. Feb. 1 will mark the 25th anniversary of his death in 1998. In recognition of this commemoration, Workers World Party will be hosting a three-hour international webinar on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. EST; 11 a.m. PST; and 7 p.m. GMT. The program is titled: "Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for Today's Workers Struggle." To register, go to bit…
(2023-01-29). US Public Opinion Shifting Sides About Ukraine. orinocotribune.com Caracas, January 27, 2023 ( It is helpful to know there is an expanding base among the working class people for the building up a stron…
(2023-01-29). Bitcoin ATM Companies Are Preying on the Poor. truthout.org There's a laundromat in a working-class immigrant community on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. that is much more than a place to wash and dry clothes. The store offers alternative financial services — bill payment processing, money orders and check-cashing services — charging for many transactions that most banks perform for customers at no extra cost. Millions of people in the United States… |