Month: May 2020

https://bit.ly/2YF34aR As the coronavirus outbreak raged on with cases in the U.S. nearing one million, employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Baltimore were worried about their own health and safety. As frontline workers, they literally risked their lives coming to work without being given enough personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect themselves. […]

Since 1986, the Wisconsin Labor History Society has been remembering the seven who were killed by the State Militia while in an 8-hour-day rally on May 5, 1886. Up to 300 have attended in past years. This year, due to the Covid-19 restrictions, there was a brief ceremony and a wreath-laying at the historical marker […]

On April 16th, PPT held a press conference with ATU Local 85, Rep Jake Wheatley, TransitCenter and local transit riders calling for state and federal support for hazard pay to transit workers, and for increased transit frequency on overcrowded lines. Check out the coverage below: https://www.pittsburghforpublictransit.org/new-roundup-press-conference-for-increased-bus-frequency-hazard-pay-for-workers/

May 4-8 is Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week – a week that takes on new weight and meaning as we stand in awe of the ways our educators have come together during these wild times to support students and “make it work” despite mountains of obstacles. Our new digital organizer, Christian Phelps, has created his […]

Click here to register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_guql-H2qS22fnXY4u_1afA This webinar will feature government representatives of several countries under harsh US imposed sanctions. The speakers will include: Cuba — Ana Silvia Rodriguez Abascal, Charge des Affaires of the Cuban Mission to the UN Zimbabwe — Dr. Frank Guni, Secretary for Administration, ZANU-PF North America Nicaragua — Francisco O Campbell, […]

https://bit.ly/2L8Mt7l Coronavirus, Capitalism and Socialism Description Public Zoom Forum and Discussion: What the pandemic has exposed about the capitalist system, its racist foundations and the pressing need for a cooperative, socialist system. Hear Abayomi Azikiwe – author, editor and revolutionary fighter. Time May 9, 2020 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

https://orinocotribune.com/category/news/ May 2, 2020 Federico Fuentes Bolivia, coronavirus, COVID-19, de facto government, Jeanine Anez, President Maduro, socialism vs us backed dictatorships, Venezuela By Federico Fuentes  –  April 30, 2020 Government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have put into sharp relief their true nature. This is perhaps no more evident than when we compare Bolivia and […]