Articles by Struggle - La Lucha

Amloinsquare
Imperialism and global politics

Mexico inaugurates new president

December 7, 2018 Struggle - La Lucha
On Dec. 1, 160,000 people packed the Zócalo square in Mexico City to witness the inauguration of new President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, popularly known as AMLO. AMLO’s election on July 1 by an outpouring […]
Afghanistan
Imperialism and global politics

U.S. continues criminal airstrikes in Afghanistan

December 7, 2018 Struggle - La Lucha
News reports about U.S. airstrikes killing civilians in Afghanistan are seldom seen in this country. That’s not because they don’t continue on a regular basis. On November 28, Reuters reported that 20 Afghan civilians were […]
Striking hotel workers
Labor and strikes

Marriott workers win strike

December 7, 2018 Struggle - La Lucha
With a settlement in San Francisco on December 3, the largest U.S. hotel worker strike in history has won better wages and job security for 7,700 Marriott workers. Marriott workers went on strike in eight […]
Columbia respect 850 567
Labor and strikes

Graduate unions are winning

December 7, 2018 Struggle - La Lucha
Graduate student unions are making advances at Columbia University, Fordham University, Loyola University Chicago, Georgetown University, Brown University and other institutions of higher learning. Columbia University’s graduate student union agreed to a bargaining framework with […]
Chicago charter schools strike
Labor and strikes

Chicago charter schools teachers walk out

December 7, 2018 Struggle - La Lucha
Chicago teachers have launched the first major charter school strike. The teachers and their union charge that the “independent” schools are overcrowded and underfunded. Charter schools are being used to create a second tier in […]
Google walkout
Labor and strikes

Google workers demand better pay, benefits

December 7, 2018 Struggle - La Lucha
Google’s temporary, vendor and contract workers (TVCs) are demanding better pay and access to benefits. TVCs make up more than half of the company’s workforce. A letter from the TVCs to Google CEO Sundar Pichai […]
Fightfor15
Labor and strikes

Fight for $15 a winner

December 7, 2018 Struggle - La Lucha
The Fight for $15 movement to raise minimum hourly wages led directly to a collective $68 billion raise for 22 million low-wage workers in both the public and private sectors. That’s the conclusion of a […]