Cuba
Bill Camp ¡Presente!
Bill Camp, a leader in the union movement who fought tirelessly for workers’ rights, died Sept. 23. Camp was known not just as a labor union leader but equally for his years of work in […]
Author: Lallan Schoenstein
Labor and strikes
Dockworkers vs. Big Money: ILA faces off against Wall Street
At the beginning of August, leaders of North America’s largest dockworkers’ union, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), sent the employer association, USMX, a strike notice that federal law requires 60 days before a strike. When […]
Venezuela
U.S. fails in attempts to create a coup in Venezuela
Defying news of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s election victory, verified by the U.S. National Lawyers Guild, among many others, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a press release on Aug. 1 which stated: […]
Cuba
Cuba July 26 celebration demands: Take Cuba off terrorism list, end U.S. blockade
Thousands in Cuba and abroad celebrated the historic achievements of its socialist revolution on the anniversary of July 26. On that day in 1953, a group of young rebels led by Fidel Castro stormed the […]
Labor and strikes
Teamster Chris Silvera speaks on the history of class warfare
Dockworkers commemorate Bloody Thursday 2024 On July 5, 1934, San Francisco port bosses pulled out all stops trying to break a two-month West Coast dock strike over the favoritism and racism of the “shape-up” hiring […]
Labor and strikes
ILWU retiree Clarence Thomas on labor’s role in Palestinian solidarity
On May 23, 2024, Clarence Thomas was interviewed by brother Husayn Karimi. Karimi is one of the organizers of the successful People’s Conference for Palestine held in Detroit, Michigan, from May 24-26. Thomas’ statement on […]
Labor and strikes
‘Peace is union business’
Support for Palestine and Cuba wins unanimous approval at the ILWU 39th convention “Solidarity at the ILWU Convention was not an empty slogan,” reports retired dockworker Clarence Thomas. Thomas participated in the 39th Convention of […]
La Lucha por el Socialismo
Venezuela pide apoyo contra ataques de EEUU a elecciones
El 13 de junio, Yván Gil Pinto, ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Venezuela, habló ante una multitudinaria recepción en el Foro del Pueblo de Nueva York. Manolo de los Santos, director ejecutivo del Foro del […]
Around the world
Venezuela calls for support against U.S. attacks on elections
On June 13, Yván Gil Pinto, Venezuela’s foreign minister, spoke to a packed reception at the People’s Forum in New York. Manolo de los Santos, the People’s Forum executive director, welcomed Pinto and helped frame […]
Around the world
Claudia Sheinbaum wins historic election as Mexico’s first woman president
Claudia Sheinbaum, the first woman to be elected president of Mexico, won by a large margin of 60%. She will begin a six-year term on Oct. 1. Until then, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador […]