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Nationwide strike by Republic sanitation workers in the US poses need for fight against Teamsters bureaucracy
The same playbook used by the AFSCME union to sabotage the city workers’ strike in Philadelphia is now being used by the ...
UN report documents Israel’s relentless destruction of Palestinian education and culture
The report details the wholesale destruction by the Israeli state of educational, religious and cultural institutions in Gaza ...
Interview with plant pathologist on witch-hunt of Chinese researchers at University of Michigan
Caitilyn Allen is a plant pathologist and professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. The WSWS recently ...
22 British trade union heads oppose prosecution of Stop the War Coalition leaders, but make no call to mobilise against Starmer government
The union leaders’ declaration contains no call to arms to defend the core democratic rights now under state attack. No ...
Israel’s attack on Syria heightens tensions between Tel Aviv and Ankara
These events highlight the falsity of claims that the regime change that took place in December 2024 with the support of the ...
Mother of Tyson worker who died in meatpacking plant reveals new information about her son’s death
In the face of a total coverup by Tyson, complete silence from the United Food and Commercial Workers union, and a wall of ...
Milwaukee transit workers vote to authorize strike
On July 9 workers at the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) voted by 98 percent to 2 percent to authorize a strike, ...
US Supreme Court greenlights destruction of Department of Education
In a decision with far-reaching implications for democratic rights and public education, the US Supreme Court on Monday ...
Minnesota Nurses Association ratifies contract for 15,000 nurses, leaving advanced providers strike isolated
The contract ratification follows more than four months of closed-door talks between the MNA and hospital administrators.
Japanese government facing losses in upper house election
The political crisis in Japan is being compounded by Trump’s tariffs and demands that the government commit to a US-led war ...
The surge of XFG (Stratus) as the next dominant variant of Omicron globally
XFG (Stratus) is the latest subvariant of Omicron that is gaining momentum in the summer surge of the pandemic. However, ...
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
Delivery drivers escalate protests in Germany, Italy; strikes and protests continue across Iran; workers begin indefinite strike in Ogun State, Nigeria ...