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Domestic News

Tasks of the Labor Movement in the Trump Era

May 6, 2026 fwstaff
By David Sole, past president UAW Local 2334, Detroit Donald Trump’s attacks on the labor unions and broader sections of poor and working people continue nonstop. Government unions are targeted for destruction while civil rights, […]
The February 25 Strike in Amsterdam, 1941
Domestic News

The UAW’S Remembrance: the Amsterdam General Strike of February 25, 1941 What Today’s UAW Members Can Learn From It

February 26, 2026 fwstaff
    By Frank Hammer I hope that you will set aside a few minutes on February 25th to read about the historic February General Strike that took place in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. This […]
Strike banner in Ancona, reading: "The port that resists wars, rearmament, and fascist laws."
International News

Mediterranean dockworkers launch historic international strike

February 17, 2026 fwstaff
By Ana Vračar Dockworkers in more than 20 ports across the Mediterranean marked a historic moment today as they launched an international day of strike and protest against war and rearmament. Dockers also protested the […]
French union CGT rallies against austerity
International News

French Government Collapses as National Budget Deficit Reaches Critical Levels

September 21, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe France is grappling with a severe crisis in governance as repeated failures to address national problems have hampered its ability to address the burgeoning budget deficit. Prime Minister Francois Bayrou lost a […]
Meriter strike
Domestic News

Meriter Nurses in Madison Win Strike with ‘Safe Staffing; Saves Lives!’ Fight

June 27, 2025 fwstaff
By Dorothy Brown and Gerry Scoppettuolo Healthcare workers do not decide to strike without good reason especially in a right-to-work (for less) state such as Wisconsin. But when unionized Nurses at Meriter hospital in Madison […]
Rene Lichtman memorial photo with Ismail Noor
International News

Rene Lichtman (1937-2025), Artist, Film Director and Human Rights Activist, Memorialized in Detroit

June 18, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Dr. Rene Lichtman, 87, took his last breath on January 28, 2025, yet his legacy remains very much alive in Detroit and across the United States. Born in Paris, France in 1937, […]
Birmingham bin strikers outside depot
International News

Birmingham City Council Secures Injunction Against Striking British Sanitation Workers

June 16, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Bin workers in England’s second largest municipality of Birmingham remain on strike despite a British High Court injunction against picketing which blocks trucks from leaving to pick up garbage. The full-scale strike […]
Amazon workers on the move.
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Aspect of the Teamster/Amazon Organizing Drive

January 25, 2025 fwstaff
By Gerry Scoppettuolo In the recent Teamster union “strike” at Amazon, it is estimated that between 600-1000 Teamster/Amazon workers participated in the job action Christmas week. The number of workers who actually left their trucks […]
MLK against Vietnam in 1967
Domestic News

MLK’s Legacy Still Relevant Today

January 25, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe January 15, 2025 represents the 96th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights and Anti-war leader who was martyred in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. Dr. King was […]
October 27, 1951 - Speakers at the Cincinnati founding convention of the National Negro Labor Council. Paul Robeson second from left
Domestic News

Labor Insurgencies: Past, Present and Future

November 18, 2024 fwstaff
By Gerry Scoppettuolo The AFL-CIO’s top labor bureaucracy has often opposed rank and file labor insurgencies, especially where imperialist foreign policy or racism is brought up. In the 1980’s AFL-CIO head Lane Kirkland’s support of […]