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Crises of governance escalates in the capitalist states

February 2, 2019 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe France has once again been the scene of the gilet jaunes (yellow vests) demonstrations against the worsening social conditions of workers under the neoliberal policies of La Republique en Marche government of […]

Bill Wylie-Kellermann gives his closing argument in the Gilbert 7 case

February 2, 2019 fwstaff

By Elena Herrada Reverend Bill Wylie-Kellermann and co-defendants were at 36th District Court in Detroit for charges of shutting down the QLine, a pet project of the gentrifiers. In fact, the “Q” stands for “Quicken […]

Solidarity with the struggle of the GM workers and ex-GM workers in Colombia

January 25, 2019 fwstaff

By Autoworkers Caravan We are outraged over General Motors’ plans for mass layoffs at its Colmotores (Bogota, Colombia) assembly plant announced on December 21, 2018 that will result in an unspecified number of workers and their […]

MLK commemorations take place amid government shutdown and worsening capitalist crisis

January 19, 2019 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, and grew into maturity in the Deep South city of Atlanta, Georgia, during the Great Depression of the 1930s and early […]

The WFTU stands on the side of the Los Angeles teachers

January 16, 2019 fwstaff

By The World Federation of Trade Unions The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), representing 95 million workers in 130 countries across the globe, sends its internationalist and militant greetings to the teachers of Los Angeles […]

A woman wearing a yellow vest, as a symbol of French driver's and citizen's protest against higher fuel prices, waves a French flag during clashes with police.

French government responds to mass protests

December 28, 2018 fwstaff

By Abayomi Azikiwe December 15 marked the fifth consecutive week where thousands of people have held marches and engaged in various forms of civil disobedience throughout France. Sparked by the imposition of a fuel tax, […]

Striking workers at the Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit declare victory after reaching a settlement with the Marriott-owned hotel on November 3.

Workers demand livable wages at Marriott

December 8, 2018 fwstaff

By Tyler Vosgerchian One job should be enough. That is the tagline of the strike called by the hospitality union Unite Here against Marriott hotels nationwide, which concluded last week. This writer recently became a […]

GM Fleetwood workers gather by the hundreds inside the plant to talk about keeping the plant open.

Workers and community can fight GM plant closings

December 7, 2018 fwstaff

By David Sole General Motors (GM) announced on November 26 plans to end production at five plants in North America in 2019. Three of them are auto assembly factories located in Detroit-Hamtramck, Michigan; Lordstown, Ohio; […]

Nurses demand better contracts at University of Illinois

December 3, 2018 fwstaff

By Fighting Words Staff Dozens of Licensed Practical Nurses from the Illinois Nurses Association went on strike November 15 against Chicago’s University of Illinois Hospital to demand that management bargain in good faith for a […]

Women who load packages onto delivery vans describe conditions inside Amazon’s Eagan, MN warehouse

Labor struggles against Amazon

December 1, 2018 fwstaff

By Jerry Goldberg Recent labor struggles against Amazon raise the question of whether retail workers, based on changes in the mode of production, are ripe for union organizing struggles similar to the dynamic period of […]

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