Protesters clashed with the police in numerous cities, as 300,000 workers participated in a partial general strike in France Oct. 18 and courageously took to the streets throughout the country. Strikers march during Oct. 18 general strike, Toulouse, France. Most of the striking workers were from the transportation, education and . . .
Continue reading Workers in France conduct one-day general strike at Workers.org
“It was a sham election,” said Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls, referring to the union representation election at an Amazon warehouse near Albany, New York. “Workers were subjected to intimidation and retaliation on a daily basis and even the workers who volunteered to be election observers were faced with . . .
Continue reading Despite Albany Amazon setback, union surge continues at Workers.org
Philadelphia Billed as a chance to “network and shmooze with Philadelphia’s top real estate developers and professionals,” the Jewish Federation Real Estate (JFRE) meeting Oct. 21 became, instead, an opportunity to protest gentrifiers’ plans to build a $1.3 billion, 18,500-seat NBA basketball arena in Chinatown. Jonathan Leibovic speaks at a . . .
Continue reading Philadelphia protest opposes developers plans targeting Chinatown at Workers.org
Four regions that were formerly part of Ukraine — the Peoples’ Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk (collectively known as the Donbas region) and the regions of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson — have voted overwhelmingly in a historic referendum to formally join the Russian Federation. People at a rally in the Donbas . . .
Continue reading Referendums in the Donbas to join Russia pass overwhelmingly at Workers.org
|
