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ILWU Local 10. | Photo: Terri Kay
Domestic News

Coalition Led by ILWU Fights for Jobs and Against Gentrification

September 27, 2019 fwstaff
By Terri Kay A community/labor meeting was held in West Oakland on Saturday, September 21, as part of a series of meetings which have been held on the greedy land grab planned by the billionaire […]
National Trade Union Central of Brazil
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International solidarity will help beat GM

September 27, 2019 fwstaff
By Jerry Goldberg A recent bourgeois commentary on Market Watch, predicted that the UAW strike against General Motors could not win. Why? Because “Today GM carries large stockpiles of inventory, and its suppliers and assembly […]
Domestic News

Corruption charges used to undermine workers resolve

September 27, 2019 fwstaff
By Jerry Goldberg On a daily basis, the bourgeois media attempts to undermine the UAW/GM strike with unrelenting articles on corruption within a significant sector the UAW leadership. There is no doubt that seeing these […]
Detroit Annual Labor Day Parade where trade unionists held a banner in solidarity wiith injured Colombian GM workers, Mon. Sept. 2, 2019
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GM robs both workers and communities

September 27, 2019 fwstaff
By Detroit FW Staff The community at large has a material interest in solidarity with the UAW-GM strike and its battle to reverse General Motors illegal plant closings and lay-offs. In 2009, GM received $68.1 […]
UAW workers walk the picket line at GM's Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly plant
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UAW strikes GM

September 26, 2019 fwstaff
By Jerry Goldberg The national strike by 49,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) workers against General Motors that started on September 15, 2019, has captured the enthusiasm of the working class. There have been numerous mass […]
Detroit Solidarity with UAW strike against General Motors 09-18-2109
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Solidarity Picket at Detroit/Hamtramck Poletown Joins Striking UAW Workers

September 23, 2019 fwstaff
By FW Detroit Staff Almost 50,000 UAW workers are on strike against General Motors demanding better pay, improved working conditions and enhanced benefits. Members of Moratorium NOW! Coalition, some of whom previously worked in the […]
Detroit Annual Labor Day Parade where thousands of organized workers marched down Michigan Avenue, Mon. Sept. 2, 2019
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Moratorium Now at Detroit Labor Day

September 16, 2019 fwstaff
By FW Detroit Staff These photographs were taken at the Detroit Annual Labor Day Parade on Mon. Sept. 2, 2019. Thousands gathered from all of the major trade unions marching down Michigan Avenue. Members of […]
Domestic News

Driving the Motor City

May 17, 2019 fwstaff
By Elena Herrada There is a movement building in Michigan to restore undocumented immigrants’ right to drive. Movimiento Cosecha, a national organization, held marches on May Day, including several across Michigan. Detroit’s turnout was great, […]
International News

Recent unrest reveals continuing revolutionary spirit in Haiti

March 28, 2019 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During the month of February, hundreds of thousands of Haitians took to the streets to demonstrate in response to the horrific economic crisis sweeping the Caribbean nation. For 10 straight days, workplaces, […]
Oakland teachers strike
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Oakland teachers strike is over but the fight continues

March 27, 2019 fwstaff
By Terri Kay Following the inspiration of teachers in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Los Angeles and more, Oakland teachers, organized by the Oakland Education Association (OEA), went out on strike on February 21 with four major […]