Month: May 2023

Call Right now!Drop the Charges on the Tampa 5!Call In For Their First Court Appearance Action Items 1. We encourage everyone to call into the state attorney’s office on the day of the Tampa 5’s first court appearance, Wednesday, May 17th, 2023, before 11am Eastern time: (813) 272-5400 2. Please share & sign the petition […]

New York City’s Times Square was filled with protesters on May 14. They marked the 75th anniversary of the Nakba – meaning “catastrophe” in Arabic – that was the founding of the apartheid regime […] Read more Struggle-La Lucha New York bureau

By Chris Fry – May 16, 2023 On May 3, newly elected United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain posted a letter to the union’s 400,000 members that the union will not give its usual endorsement to President Biden, who announced his candidacy on April 23. Fain, who is the first UAW president elected by […]

BNSF’s Sick Leave Policies Place Heavy Burden on Working Mothers: Jennifer Ross’s Story Sister Jennifer Ross knows that struggle. She courageously shares her story here in the hopes that it inspires other working parents – both mothers and fathers – to join us as we continue our fight to obtain paid sick leave.

Only struggle forced Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to charge Daniel Penny ― the killer of Jordan Neely ― with manslaughter. The white vigilante Penny choked to death Neely, a Black homeless man, on […] Read more Stephen Millies

Workers at the Fairmont Washington DC, Georgetown, operated by Accor, are not protected by a union contract. Local 25 has negotiated contract with other hotels that include 100% employer-paid healthcare, employer-funded fixed-benefit pensions, protected days off, overtime pay, room quotas for housekeepers, and schedules in advance. Fairmont workers picketed throughout the week last week for […]