French workers resist increasing exploitation

France is in turmoil: Gasoline shortages affect more than 60% of households; inflation is increasing; oil company profits are off the charts. At the France Unbowed Party’s rally, Paris, Oct. 16, the sign reads ‘Our lives are worth more than your profits.’ The pay of oil company executives has jumped . . .

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Major escalation against Russia in Crimea/ Kiev, the EU and NATO take world to the edge

By Fadi Kassem, Georges Gastaud and Aymeric Monville  This statement, by three leaders in the PRCF (Pole for Communist Renaissance, France), was published Oct. 9. Translation: Workers World  Attack on the bridge from mainland Russia to Crimea: An explosive charge placed in a vehicle or under the apron explodes at . . .

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Cops, politicians push racist ‘ShotSpotter’ spy tech

Cleveland and Detroit are among the latest cities to adopt or expand the use of gunfire detection technology, known as “ShotSpotter.” Their city councils voted Oct. 10 (Cleveland) and Oct. 11 (Detroit) to drastically expand use of the technology. Cleveland will increase the area of coverage from 3 to 13 . . .

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Elder and racial abuse in Pennsylvania prisons

Abraham Cruz, an 81-year-old illiterate invalid imprisoned at State Correctional Institute Phoenix in Pennsylvania, was denied commutation on Aug. 3. He will continue his time behind bars, largely based on the recommendation of Board of Pardons member John P. Williams, M.D., psychiatrist.  Bryant Arroyo and Joe Piette during visit in . . .

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On the picket line

Rail workers reject Biden’s tentative agreement The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of the Teamsters (BMWED-IBT) members have voted to reject the Biden-orchestrated tentative agreement and send their representatives back to the bargaining table with the Class 1 Rail Freights. These workers build and maintain national railway tracks . . .

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