Michigan: Movements spur legislative victories

The scene at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing March 14 was reminiscent of mass protests there in December 2012. At that time union members packed the State House to pressure then-Governor Rick Snyder not to sign a bill making Michigan a “right-to-work” state. But Snyder broke his campaign promise not . . .

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19 years after the coup d’état: Statement from Fanmi Lavalas Political Organization

This Feb. 28 statement from Fanmi Lavalas, a people’s party of Haiti, commemorates the February 29, 2004, coup d’état that overthrew Haiti’s first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Fanmi Lavalas honors those who fell during the coup and outlines its call for a Haitian solution to the crisis that has . . .

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On the Picket Line

Nontraditional workers march for unemployment benefits Earlier this month, hundreds of workers marched across the Manhattan Bridge in New York City to call attention to the plight of workers not considered “employed,” who are then excluded from unemployment compensation. Marchers stopped traffic to get the attention of state legislators and . . .

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Masking for COVID-19 mitigation and safety is anti-capitalist solidarity

On Feb. 6, the Boston branch of Workers World Party collectively decided and unanimously voted, prompted by young and disabled comrades and candidates, to reaffirm our Party’s position of solidarity with our class regarding the pandemic with the resolution below, explaining the branch’s masking protocols to the movement. Members and . . .

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Antiwar statement from inside Ukraine

The statement below is from the Union of Political Emigrants and Political  Prisoners of Ukraine to the March 18 antiwar rally organizers and “to all participants of the peace-supporting events in the U.S. and the E.U. on March 18 and after.”  Dear Friends! WW PHOTO: Workers World Dear comrades in . . .

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