workers struggles

Detroit SEIU worker protests outside nursing home
Domestic News

Seniors, Prisoners and the Plight of the Detroit Majority

May 2, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Statistical indicators from the city of Detroit and the state of Michigan reveal that the rate of infections and deaths resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic are on the decline. During the early […]
Amazon worker demonstrates against lack of safety and adequate pay
Domestic News

Detroit, COVID-19 and the Worsening Capitalist Crisis

April 24, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Detroit still remains at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic as infection rates continue at unacceptable levels amid the rapidly declining economic situation. Although the rate of people entering hospitals suffering from […]
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Coronavirus: Capitalist chaos, workers resistance and the dictatorship of the proletariat

April 19, 2020 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On April 14, as the death count in the U.S. from the terrible coronavirus pandemic raced past 25,000, the New York Times published an article by Scott Paul, head of the American […]
Detroit demonstration against water shutoff on July 18, 2014
Domestic News

Moratorium on Water Shut-offs in Detroit Long Overdue

March 26, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a halt to the ongoing water shut-offs in the state of Michigan in the midst of a global healthcare crisis spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic. In Detroit […]
Detroit Fight for $15 placard during general strike on March 6, 2020
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Fight for $15 Workers Stage One Day Strike

March 15, 2020 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Detroit Staff These photographs were taken on Friday. March 6, 2020 in Detroit as workers gathered as part of a nationwide Fight for $15 strike around the United States. Workers are demanding […]
UNITE HERE Local 24 picketers at Detroit Metro Airport.
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Delta Airline workers protest at Detroit airport

March 10, 2020 fwstaff
 By Detroit Fighting Words staff On February 14, 2020, about 100 UNITE HERE Local 24 members and supporters joined Delta Airlines catering workers protesting poverty wages and unaffordable health care. The protest took place at […]
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Homeless moms evicted by riot police with AR-15’s and military tanks

January 26, 2020 fwstaff
By David Sole Breaking News: As we were about to post this article, a major victory was announced on the morning of Martin Luther King, Jr Day, January 20th. Wedgewood Properties, under tremendous national pressure, […]
UAW GM Strike in 2019
Domestic News

UAW workers organize to take back their union

January 23, 2020 fwstaff
By Jerry Goldberg, UAW 900 retired As the United States Justice Department seems hell bent on moving to a government takeover of the United Auto Workers union (UAW), a rank and file movement, called Unite […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. marches with other Civil Rights, Labor and Antiwar leaders in Chicago on March 25, 1967 against the Vietnam War
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MLK Day 2020: Honor the Antiwar Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement

January 17, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Monday, January 20, marks the 91st birthday commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968). Since 1986, the federal government has recognized the third Monday in January as a national holiday where […]
French workers demonstrate over pension reforms
International News

France Disrupted by Unions Striking Over Pension Reforms

January 7, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe President Emmanuel Macron has been further exposed for his neo-liberal policies by proposing a series of pension reforms which have prompted a general strike among French workers. For over a month, hundreds […]