Author: Lallan Schoenstein

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In the U.S.

Ralph Poynter used his strong voice and stout heart to fight for justice

December 30, 2023 Lallan Schoenstein
 Whether you were tuned in to “What’s happening,” a weekly WBAI radio show hosted by Ralph Poynter and Betty Davis, or if you followed them in a Black Lives Matter caravan during the COVID […]
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Palestine

International labor union actions support Palestine

December 21, 2023 Lallan Schoenstein
 Presentation given at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Dec. 16, 2023. We have just learned that the Health Care workers 1199 SEIU has called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to […]
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In the U.S.

Announcing a new book: War and Lenin in the 21st Century

December 21, 2023 Lallan Schoenstein
 Excerpted from a presentation given at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Dec. 17, 2023. First, we are excited to hear that Melinda Butterfield’s book “U.S. proxy war in Ukraine and Donbass” is […]
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Palestine

International labor solidarity with Palestine

November 23, 2023 Lallan Schoenstein
 An appeal from the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) for solidarity  On Oct. 16, the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions  (PGFTU) issued an urgent call for international trade unions to take […]
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Palestine

Protest actions around the globe fight for lives & rights of Palestinian people

November 21, 2023 Lallan Schoenstein
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Palestine

U.S. arms shipment to Israel blocked at Port of Tacoma

November 8, 2023 Lallan Schoenstein
 The Port of Tacoma in Washington state was shut down by a picket line shortly before 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 6. Protesters swarmed the entrance with signs and chants: “No aid for Israel” and […]
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Palestine

U.S. military ship’s supplies for Israel stalled by protest at berth in Oakland, Calif.

November 8, 2023 Lallan Schoenstein
 As the sun rose on Nov. 3, protesters began to pour into a site near Berth 20 in the Port of Oakland in California, where the U.S. military vessel MV Cape Orlando was preparing […]
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Labor and strikes

Longshore workers to review proposed union contract

June 23, 2023 Lallan Schoenstein
In June, the union contract dispute between 22,000 longshore workers in 29 ports on the West Coast — members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) — and the port bosses — the Pacific […]
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Labor and strikes

Teamsters fight for union rights

June 23, 2023 Lallan Schoenstein
UPS Teamsters take a strike vote On June 12, the UPS Teamsters reported that 97% of the members voted to authorize a strike. The overwhelming unity of the members gives the union negotiating committee maximum […]
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Labor and strikes

ILWU to celebrate Juneteenth with a shutdown

June 4, 2023 Lallan Schoenstein
Seattle port bosses fired the International Longshore and Warehouse (ILWU) Local 52 workers on the June 2 night shift and again on the morning shift, says Gabriel Prawl, a longshore worker and a leading member […]