Before returning to the White House for a second term, President Donald Trump warned he planned on imposing tariffs on several different countries. He stated he would enforce an “emergency executive authority” on day one to enforce tariffs of 25% on products from Canada and Mexico and a tariff of . . .
Continue reading Trump, tariffs and the working class at Workers.org
Costco strike vote Costco workers across five states have voted to authorize a strike in February by a solid 85% majority. The 18,000 Costco workers are Teamsters (IBT) union members. The IBT organized practice pickets in several cities, including San Diego, California and in Long Island, New York. Workers are . . .
Continue reading On the picket line at Workers.org
The author of this Jan. 16, 2025, article reacting to President Donald Trump’s threats is a Panamanian anti-imperialist and Marxist analyst. Translation: John Catalinotto. Since December 21, 2024, in the framework of the commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the last U.S. military invasion against Panama (Dec. 20, 1989), U.S. . . .
Continue reading Trump’s threats to the Panama Canal, an update of the Monroe Doctrine at Workers.org
By Jean-Pierre Page In another assault on historical fact, the Western imperialist countries which organized the ceremonies commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp this year refused to invite any participation from Russia. Jean-Pierre Page, a former national leader of the General Confederation of Labor . . .
Continue reading Auschwitz and the manipulation of history at Workers.org
After the powerful auto strike in 2023, the United Auto Workers won a commitment from Stellantis (formed by the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Peugeot) to reopen a closed plant in Belvedere, Illinois, by 2027. However, Stellantis, under the direction of CEO Carlos Tavares, reneged on its commitment . . .
Continue reading UAW strike threat defeats Stellantis job cuts at Workers.org
|