Author: Lallan Schoenstein

MEMORANDUM FROM: ILWU International SUBJECT: Update re: ILWU Local 6 Strike and Bargaining with C&H DATE: July 27, 2026 Please find attached a Press Release regarding ILWU Local 6’s strike at C&H Sugar, Inc. and […]

Baton-swinging police waded into crowds of students and young workers in New Delhi on July 20, firing tear gas and beating marchers who are posing the most serious challenge to the rule of Narendra Modi’s […]

On July 15, Struggle-La Lucha interviewed Javis Payne, a member of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 6, and Clarence Thomas, an ILWU Local 10 retiree who is on the executive board of […]

Delegates to the United Auto Workers’ 39th Constitutional Convention in Detroit took up union business that ran well past contract bargaining, asserting the union’s weight on behalf of all the workers who keep the world […]

Tens of thousands marched in Belfast, Derry and Glasgow on June 13, answering the racist mobs that had terrorized immigrant families days earlier. The rally outside Belfast City Hall sent a clear message: the racists […]

The U.S. labor movement lost a beloved giant on June 12. F. Christophe “Chris” Silvera. He served as secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 808, representing a diverse group of workers including railroad, building maintenance, factory and […]

On May 2, President Trump met with executives and lobbyists from major tobacco companies over lunch at his golf club. They were appealing for a change in how the Food and Drug Administration regulates e‑cigarettes.  […]