Year: 2009

Immigrant workers win strike against linen company

Immigrant workers win strike against linen company

On Dec. 10, over 400 workers at Angelica Textile Services in Somerville, Mass., went out on strike. Five days later,…
State budget cuts deprive low-income workers of access to cancer treatment, services for the elderly

State budget cuts deprive low-income workers of access to cancer treatment, services for the elderly

As the economic recession unfolds, state and local governments continue to force poor workers to shoulder the burden. At least…
Teachers struggle for bargaining rights, fair pay

Teachers struggle for bargaining rights, fair pay

In a move aimed at depriving workers of the right to bargain, the Special District School Board in Pulaski County,…
While delegates meet, activists demand action on climate change

While delegates meet, activists demand action on climate change

The world's attention is focused on Copenhagen, Denmark, where on December 7, the United Nations Climate Change Conference began. The…
Obama administration defends John Yoo

Obama administration defends John Yoo

Attorney General Eric Holder's Justice Department is in a struggle to defend war criminal John Yoo from prosecution. The Holder…
Jimmy Santiago Baca, famous Chicano poet and author, headlines event to free the Cuban Five

Jimmy Santiago Baca, famous Chicano poet and author, headlines event to free the Cuban Five

Billed "As an evening with Jimmy Santiago Baca," the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five held an extremely successful…
Workers and riders protest transit layoffs and cuts in Chicago

Workers and riders protest transit layoffs and cuts in Chicago

Holding their placards high, over 150 Chicago Transit Authority workers, riders and community supporters picketed and rallied on the morning…
Israeli prisons as revolutionary universities

Israeli prisons as revolutionary universities

Let me start by saying that the role of the Palestinian prisoners' movement in educating its cadre, and thereby contributing…
The political sleight of hand of the 2011 exit myth

The political sleight of hand of the 2011 exit myth

The support for President Obama in the 2008 election clearly reflected mass opposition to the Bush administration and its wars…
Copper miners in Chile force bosses to back down

Copper miners in Chile force bosses to back down

On Dec. 9, union workers at Chile's Chuquicamata copper mine walked out, protesting proposed wage and benefit cuts by state-run…
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