Below a flyer we have been passing out in New York: President Barack Obama took office promising change but in reality, his government has proven to represent the continuity of…
Category: National
Solidarity with the Wall Street protests
Statement The recent protest in the Brooklyn Bridge with the unjust arrest of 700 people shows that the worldwide rebellion opposing the capitalist austerity measures against workers and the poor…
US: One step forward, two steps back
Last month’s legalization of same-sex marriage in New York was a small step forward. Already, politicians are taking credit for this milestone; such is the case of New York Democratic…
New York:Workers and students march to protest budget cuts
By Rodolfo Tirabarro On March 24, a protest to oppose layoffs and cuts in ​​health and education halted traffic in the financial district of New York. New York is being…
Venezuelan trade unionists in solidarity with Wisconsin
We publish here a letter that Venezuelan trade unionists sent to the South Central Federation of Labor in Wisconsin to express their solidarity in the fight against goverment cuts and anti-union legislation.…
Wisconsin: Workers call for general strike
On February 21, the Madison South Central Labor Federation (SCFL) –with a membership of 45,000 which includes fire fighters, teachers and nurses among others– voted to endorse a general strike.…
Our winter of discontent
By Emmanuel Santos It has been a brutal winter filled with news about government cuts in education, healthcare and subsidies for families too poor to afford paying for heat. The…
Commemorating 38 years since Roe versus Wade
Raise your voice on Saturday January 22, noon – 2pm, at a community speak-out for reproductive freedom. ▫ Demand universal health care with birth control and abortion. ▫ Protest terrorism…
Did America turn right?
We recommend this article on the post-electoral situation in the U.S; published November 8th on Socialistworker.org ——————————————————————————————- By Lance Selfa WE DIDN’T have to know the exact outcome of the 2010…