On May 1, Freedom Socialist Party members will take part in the immigrant-led general strike and will march side by side with other workers and oppressed people determined to bring… Read more »
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Northwest workers face off against union-busting Freedom Foundation
“When our unions are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!” This was the chant from nearly a hundred activists greeting attendees at the Freedom Foundation’s swanky… Read more »
Teach For America sabotages public schools
School closures and teacher strikes are an almost daily occurrence, because public education is under siege. Drastic government underfunding has cut school programs, caused a severe teacher shortage, and jam-packed… Read more »
Mexico shootings of education dissidents spark public outrage
The class struggle in Mexico is at a fever pitch. Teachers are on the front lines of a massive struggle against neoliberal devastation by privatizations, union busting and rape of… Read more »
Freedom Socialist LABOR BEAT — Summer 2016
France: Viva la strike wave! Militant strikes have swept across France since March. Students and teachers kicked off the months of demonstrations by denouncing their government’s proposed changes to the… Read more »
La corrupción y los abusos a los trabajadores se ciernen sobre la Copa Mundial de 2022
Dicen que la Copa Mundial de la FIFA debe ser un espectáculo mundial. El campeonato cuatrienal de lo que algunos llaman futbol — y algunos llaman soccer — reúne a… Read more »
Corruption and worker abuse loom over 2022 World Cup in Qatar
They say the FIFA World Cup should be a world showcase. The quadrennial championship of what some call football — and some call soccer — brings together representatives of nations… Read more »
Seattle OWLS challenges anti-union Freedom Foundation
Washington state is quickly becoming a hot spot in labor’s war against “Right to Work” laws. Emboldened by court rulings and legislative victories in the Midwest, wealthy groups and individuals… Read more »
National prisoner labor strike spurs resistance to a new level
On Sept. 9 prison inmates across the U.S. began a unprecedented nationwide labor strike to end slave labor in jails and prisons. This date commemorates the 45th anniversary of the… Read more »
Labor Weather Report for October 2016
In Progress — Brewery workers on strike! Thousands of Australians marched through Melbourne in September to support 55 striking maintenance workers at Carlton United Breweries. Refusing a 65 percent wage… Read more »
Black History Month
Words into Action
Join us for events celebrating the publication of two new titles from Red Letter Press: “Which Way Forward for the Black Lives Matter Movement?” and “A Revolutionary Call for Black Reparations.”
February 11:
New York City SeattleFebruary 19:
San Francisco Los Angeles