(2023-07-27). Boston's Wealthy Real Estate Players Avoid Paying their Fair Share. inequality.org
(2023-07-27). Netanyahu's judicial coup and the dead end of Zionism. wsws.org Netanyahu's government of ultra-nationalists and religious Zionists seek the total annexation of the Occupied West Bank, ethnic cleansing throughout Israel and to impose authoritarian rule over a society characterized by acute social inequality, stepped up militarism and cultural reaction.
(2023-07-27). Mayo Clinic named a 'Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic has been named one of the best places to work for people with disabilities by the American Association of People with Disabilities, the nation's largest disability rights organization, and Disability: IN, the global business disability inclusion network. Mayo Clinic received a score of 100 — the highest score possible — on the Disability Equality Index to achieve the recognition. The Disability Equality Index survey includes new questions each year to evaluate whether companies are adopting emerging…
(2023-07-26). OLIGARCH Act Seeks to Combat Extreme Wealth Inequality. inequality.org
(2023-07-26). How to Raise $1.8 Billion for Green Transit. inequality.org Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass) recently introduced legislation to increase the excise tax on private jet fuel. Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-NY-07) introduced complimentary legislation in the House. The Markey-Velazquez proposal would raise the existing excise tax from 22 cents to a $1.95 per gallon. This would effectively levy a $200 tax on every ton of carbon …
(2023-07-26). Progressives Unveil Bill to Tax Billionaire Wealth Up to 8 Percent. truthout.org A group of progressive lawmakers in the House have introduced a bill that would levy up to an 8 percent tax on the wealth of the richest Americans, with a goal of combating extreme and growing wealth inequality in the U.S. The bill, dubbed the Oppose Limitless Inequality Growth and Reverse Community Harms (OLIGARCH) Act, would levy a wealth tax on individuals who have at least 1,000… |
(2023-07-27). Racism Unleashed: Attack Dogs Maul, Bite & Terrorize Prisoners Across United States. democracynow.org A shocking new investigation by Insider reveals patrol dogs in U.S. prisons have attacked at least 295 people since 2017, with Virginia setting dogs on prisoners more than any other state. These attacks can leave people with grievous physical and psychological scars, sometimes permanently disabling and disfiguring them. The report also finds ties between procedures in U.S. prisons and the abuses committed by U.S. troops at Abu Ghraib, where soldiers used attack dogs to terrify Iraqi detainees along with other forms of torture and humiliation. For more, we speak with journalist Hannah Beckler, an investigations ed…
(2023-07-26). Ben Crump: Florida's New Curriculum, Claiming "Benefits" of Slavery, Will Cause "Psychological Trauma" democracynow.org We speak with civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump about two recent cases of anti-Black racism making headlines in the United States: Florida's new curriculum standards that teach students the "benefits" of transatlantic slavery to enslaved people, and a set of lawsuits against Northwestern University accusing the school's athletic teams of widespread and institutionalized hazing, including physical, racial and sexual abuse. Crump is representing former Northwestern football players in one of the lawsuits. Republican presidential contender and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has doubled down…
(2023-07-26). How Unions Can Use Universal Design to Better Serve Workers with Disabilities. cepr.net As Disability Pride Month draws to a close, today, July 26th marks the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The landmark civil rights legislation set out to prohibit disability-based employment discrimination and to ensure that people with disabilities enjoyed equal access to opportunities and services. While the passage of the ADA represented …
(2023-07-26). New Evidence Surfaces That 303 Creative Owner Misled SCOTUS. truthout.org A petitioner in the recent U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people in Colorado appears to have misled the Court regarding key facts in the case. Lorie Smith, who owns the website production company 303 Creative, was represented in the case by the far right legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). In their filing to the Court… |
(2023-07-27). Economics For Emancipation: Tame, Smash, Escape. popularresistance.org I'm currently the education programs and research manager at the Center for Economic Democracy and we're a movement support organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. Our work focuses mostly on capacity building in the movement, with the goal of democratizing economic power. In terms of what we actually do, what that looks like is organizing and building local coalitions, experimenting and trying to create new models of economic democracy, and also connecting trends locally with national partners to strengthen the broader Solidarity Economy movement. | And ultimately, what we're doing at CED is trying to build…
(2023-07-27). Why the UPS-Teamsters showdown proves you should unionize your workplace. therealnews.com Unionizing—it's so hot right now. Whether you're a barista, a warehouse worker, or a package car driver, whether you work in Hollywood or higher education, the voracious corporate greed and exploitation workers across sectors are experiencing, and the wave of militant labor action shaking the US in response, shows why every worker needs to know their rights and why every workplace needs a union. Vince Quiles, lead organizer for Home Depot Workers United at Store 4112 in Philadelphia, breaks down the argument for why you and your coworkers should unionize, and what you can achieve together if you do.
(2023-07-27). Public participants help navigate AI and data science. imperial.ac.uk Members of the public co-create educational guide demystifying the role of artificial intelligence and data science in healthcare.
(2023-07-27). Cuba and UNESCO strengthen ties in higher education in Paris. plenglish.com Paris, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) are strengthening ties in higher education, focusing on promoting international cooperation and education quality, University of Havana Rector Miriam Nicado said on Thursday.
(2023-07-26). Florida to teach 'benefits' of slavery. america.cgtn.com Civil rights organizations and educators are railing against controversial new changes in Florida's public education standards. When students return to class next month in Florida, they will face a new social studies curriculum on Black history, one that asserts that enslaved people may have benefited …
(2023-07-26). New Witness to Malcolm X Assassination Says He Heard Police Ask If Killer Was "With Us" democracynow.org This week, a witness to the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965 revealed for the first time that he overheard a New York police officer asking if Malcolm's assassin was "with us." The eyewitness, Mustafa Hassan, spoke Tuesday alongside Malcolm X's daughter Ilyasah Shabazz and civil rights attorney Ben Crump at a press conference at the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center. Democracy Now! spoke to Hassan at the press conference. He told us, "My testimony would have changed the outcome of the trial. It would have pointed the finger of guilt at the establishmen…
(2023-07-26). Malcolm X Assassination Witness Says He Heard Police Ask If Killer Was "With Us" truthout.org This week, a witness to the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965 revealed for the first time that he overheard a New York police officer asking if Malcolm's assassin was "with us." The eyewitness, Mustafa Hassan, spoke Tuesday alongside Malcolm X's daughter Ilyasah Shabazz and civil rights attorney Ben Crump at a press conference at the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center. |
(2023-07-26). Right-wing opposition mounts to Biden's new limited student loan forgiveness program. wsws.org Details about qualifying for the program and how much relief it will offer will not be available for months, while the Biden administration goes through the "negotiated rule-making process" mandated by the Higher Education Act of 1965.
(2023-07-26). Protesters decry Louisiana Education Superintendent meeting with far-right extremist group. fightbacknews.org Baton Rouge, LA – On July 24, protesters from across Louisiana gathered outside Jones Creek Library in East Baton Rouge Parish. They chanted and waved signs, voicing their opposition to Louisiana Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley's meeting with Moms for Liberty, a far-right national organization identified as an extremist group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. | The demonstrators marched around the library and received supportive honking from passing highway traffic. They chanted "Ban hate, not books!" and "Defend trans youth!" | Moms for Liberty was founded in Florida and was initially focused on suppo…
(2023-07-26). August 9: National Day of Protest to Drop the Charges on Tampa 5! fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following call from the Emergency Committee to Defend the Tampa 5. | The Tampa 5 – Gia Davila, Lauren Pineiro, Laura Rodriguez, Jeanie K, and Chrisley Carpio – are the five Students for a Democratic Society protesters at the University of South Florida who were attacked by campus police and are now facing five to ten years in prison for protesting Governor Ron DeSantis' attacks on diversity programs and all of higher education. | On July 12, 2023, the Tampa 5 had their second court appearance. At this pretrial hearing, they learned that a trial date will be set by t…
(2023-07-26). Chilean Teachers Association Calls for 24-Hour Strike. telesurenglish.net The national board of the Chilean Teachers' Association called for a 24-hour national strike today to demand improvements in education and other demands. | Related: | In this capital, the teachers will concentrate in Plaza de la Dignidad and will march along the emblematic avenue of La Alameda. | The union demands reparations for the historical debt of the State with teachers, when during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet…
(2023-07-27). Young People Should Oppose the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). indybay.org Next week, Congress plans to move a bill forward that is opposed by dozens of organizations, digital rights protectors, LGBTQ+ activists, and human rights defenders: the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).
(2023-07-27). Wednesday 8/23: #AbortionRights: The Abortion Crisis in a Post-Roe World. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-07-27). Saturday 8/5: Police Murder in France: A Nationwide Uprising. indybay.org Online Townhall, see website for details…
(2023-07-27). RSF Calls for Release of Guatemalan Journalist Zamora. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) launched an online petition demanding the immediate release of Guatemalan journalist Jose Ruben Zamora. | RELATED: | The #FreeZamora initiative recalls that the founder of the El Periodico newspaper, who was arrested almost a year ago, was sentenced in June to six years in prison allegedly for money laundering. | His arrest and conviction, however, occurred after Zamora discovered ac…
(2023-07-27). Kiev using banned mines, NATO munitions to bomb civilians in Donetsk. mronline.org Ukraine has taken to using petal mines and cluster munitions in Donetsk, while also using missiles supplied by NATO to strike residential buildings.
(2023-07-27). The German Left on the war in Ukraine (English/German). mronline.org The following is the text and the video of the speech delivered by the German Left (Die Linke) MP Sevim Dağdelen to a debate on the war in Ukraine and its global repercussions, organized by the "Anti-NATO Action".
(2023-07-27). Is the end of Western financial dominance in Africa on the horizon or will the history of Libya repeat itself? mronline.org Countries across Africa recently took a major step towards economic independence from the West by launching an insurance system that will allow them to conduct inter-state trade without the involvement of the U.S. dollar or other Western currencies. This could have major implications on the development of both African as well as Western economies. However, the Wests response to previous attempts to free Africa from the economic and political dominance of the West, then by Libya, are a source of worry.
(2023-07-27). ONLINE MEETING: The way forward against the sellout Teamsters contract at UPS. wsws.org We have to use all of the time at our disposal to organize to send this contract into the garbage where it belongs and to collectively enforce our will. Saturday's meeting will be the beginning of this fight.
(2023-07-26). The impending pro-war Democratic Party takeover of Pacifica Radio. mronline.org The largest, most historically influential progressive non-profit radio network in America, Pacifica Radio, faces a takeover attempt by Democratic Party elements. Will Pacifica embrace the pro-war logic it was created to oppose?>
(2023-07-26). The struggle for environmental justice in Africa. mronline.org The framework of our civilization is premised on the destruction of the planet.
(2023-07-26). American Anthropological Association endorses academic boycott of Israel. mronline.org Members of the American Anthropological Association overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions with 71% of members supporting the measure.
(2023-07-26). Small claims court victory sends clear message: Sex work is real work. mronline.org A court has ruled on the enforceability of contracts between sex workers and their clients in a precedent-setting case.
(2023-07-26). Creative thinking programme achieves milestone of enrolling 400,000 learners. imperial.ac.uk The longstanding 'Creative Thinking' online specialisation is a runaway success, as its creator readies new content for eager global learners.
(2023-07-26). Chinese fast-fashion giants make gains in U.S. ecns.cn Online fast-fashion retailers from China are making significant strides in the U.S. fashion industry and steadily gaining market share.
(2023-07-26). PSL statement: UPS Teamsters' victory shows how workers can fight and win! liberationnews.org The Teamsters have delivered a powerful lesson for all workers: for organized labor to have real power, the most essential thing is to be prepared to strike…
(2023-07-27). Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction Moves Forward Thanks to Supreme Court. truthout.org The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a pair of lower court orders that temporarily halted construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a 300-mile fracked gas project that has long been a top priority of Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, a close ally of the fossil fuel industry. The high court's brief order, which does not mention any dissents, sides with pipeline backers and vacates stays issued… |
(2023-07-26). Yangtze region high-speed railway projects hit significant milestones. ecns.cn Integrated regional development is expected to reach a higher level, as infrastructure construction projects in the Yangtze River Delta region enter a new stage.
(2023-07-26). A Bittersweet Milestone for the Anti-Poverty Movement. otherwords.org This summer marked a milestone anniversary in the history of American anti-poverty programs: two years ago, the first monthly payments of the expanded Child Tax Credit went out to millions of households. | The expansion had deep roots in the welfare rights movement, including the powerful organizing of poor mothers and caregivers who insisted for decades that poor and low-income people didn't need to prove their worthiness to receive government assistance. | When the credit went into effect, nearly all families with children in this country started receiving monthly tax credits of up to $300 per child — wit…
(2023-07-27). Friday 7/28: Photos: 1973 Durban Working Class Uprising against apartheid & 1984 ILWU Boycott Of SA Cargo. indybay.org ILWU Local 10, Henry Scmidt Room, 400 North Point St., SF…
(2023-07-27). Ethiopia and Russia agree to strengthen trade and collaboration. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday agreed to strengthen trade and collaborate in agriculture and manufacture.
(2023-07-27). Labor must end immigration detention and offshore processing, protesters say. greenleft.org.au
(2023-07-27). Refugee rights rally demands Labor ends cruel temporary visas. greenleft.org.au
(2023-07-27). Australian Labor government facilitating extradition of former US pilot on frame-up charges. wsws.org Duggan, an Australian citizen, faces extradition and life behind bars in the US for allegedly training Chinese citizens to fly planes more than a decade ago.
(2023-07-27). SAG AFTRA Members Picket Netflix HQ-Protest 1 Cent Residuals. indybay.org Dozens of SAG AFTRA strikers picketed the headquarters of Netflix in Los Gatos. Netflix refuses to provide information about the times it streams films to the union and also wants SAG AFTRA and Writers Guild West members to work as gig workers with no healthcare and pensions.
(2023-07-27). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic discovery leads to diagnoses of 9 people with rare form of muscular dystrophy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Nine people around the world who have been living with unexplained, muscular dystrophy-like symptoms may now have an answer for what is causing the progressive muscle weakness in their body's mid-section, arms and legs. In a new discovery, a collaborative team of scientists led by researchers at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine has pinpointed alterations in a single gene deep inside these people's genetic blueprint as the root cause of their ultra-rare disorder, known as limb-girdle muscular…
(2023-07-26). Heat waves' uncounted death toll on workers. workers.org In most of the United States, bosses forcing workers to labor in deadly heat is totally legal. July 4, 2023, was the hottest day in recorded history. This year, June and July have set and broken records in the United States, with more than 100 million people living under heat . . . |
(2023-07-26). As Big Three Auto Contracts Expire: Hurried Line Speeds, Horrible Hours. popularresistance.org David Sandoval remembers when he and his co-workers had a whole 72 seconds to assemble their sections of each seat for the Ford F-150, back when he started at a Michigan parts plant in 2004. | Today, 60 seconds is the deadline managers give each team racing at a dozen stations: to bolt the frame together, lay electronics, add heating and cooling gear, set cushions, and attach trim. Robotic lifting arms help on only one or two steps; handheld tools and elbow grease must do the rest. Each crew is told to clear 680 seats in a 10-hour shift. | That harsh speedup makes it small wonder that repetitive motion injuries a…
(2023-07-26). Virtual Slave Labor in Congo's Cobalt Mines. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison I spoke to Maurice Carney, Executive Director of Friends of the Congo, about the virtual slave labor in the cobalt mines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's cobalt mines. AG: Maurice, you and I have talked many times for Black Agenda Report about the wartorn northeastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
(2023-07-26). Germany's Christian Democrat leader moves closer to far-right AfD. wsws.org The Christian Democrats are preparing a new stage in their collaboration with the far-right Alternative for Germany. CDU leader Friedrich Merz is probing the terrain.
(2023-07-26). Disco and dictators: Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos overthrown again, this time on Broadway. peoplesworld.org Eva Perón may have long reigned as the "First Lady of Broadway," but Santa Evita better make way because the Philippines' Iron Butterfly is storming the stage in Here Lies Love, which opened July 20 at New York's Broadway Theater. A creative collaboration between singer-songwriter David Byrne and musician Fatboy Slim, the show portrays the …
(2023-07-26). China, South Asia ties on upswing. ecns.cn China and South Asia's extensive collaboration and their highly complementary trade structure will be crucial drivers of economic and social development on both sides, Chinese officials said on Tuesday.
(2023-07-27). Friday 7/28: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…
(2023-07-27). UPS Workers Speak Out, SAG AFTRA Picket NetFlix HQ & UAW Picket UC Regents Biotech Workers. indybay.org WorkWeek Covers UPS Workers Issue, SAG AFTRA Picket of NetFlix HQ & UAW Pickets UC Regents and Biotech leaks and OSHA Cover-up…
(2023-07-27). Stop Congressional support for Israeli apartheid! workers.org In 1972, Rep. Ronald V. Dellums (D-California) introduced a bill on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus (founded in 1971), calling on Congress to pressure South Africa to end apartheid and other racist practices. CBC members would introduce at least 15 more such bills until the U.S. Congress finally passed . . . |
(2023-07-27). Boston Medical Center interns and residents organize for contract. workers.org BMC residents and interns rally, Boston, July 23, 2023. By Madeline Stump Boston Hundreds gathered near Boston Medical Center's (BMC) entrance, July 20, to support the residents and fellows of the Committee of Interns and Residents of Service Employees International Union (CIR/SEIU). Many BMC doctoral residents and fellows joined the . . . |
(2023-07-27). Panamanian workers demand end of US blockade against Cuba. plenglish.com Panama, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) The National Workers Confederation of Panama (CNTP) on Thursday condemned the United States blockade against Cuba, which has been tightened despite several United Nations resolutions demanding its immediate end.
(2023-07-27). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Strikes across Portuguese National Health Service over pay, conditions and staffing including one-day national strike of GPs and pharmacists; electricity workers in Lebanon join indefinite four-month-long public sector pay strike; Nigerian doctors at University College Hospital begin three-week strike over colleagues' wages unpaid for three months…
(2023-07-27). Sri Lankan government's employment bill aims to abolish workers' basic democratic rights. wsws.org The Wickremesinghe government's new labour laws are in order to impose the International Monetary Fund's austerity program and make workers and the poor pay for the crisis of Sri Lankan capitalism.
(2023-07-27). Anatomy of a sellout: UPS tentative agreement includes two-tier wages for part-timers, freezes to pension contributions for some. wsws.org In the hours after the Teamsters announced its "historic" deal, UPS workers are uncovering massive betrayals in whatever information has been released so far.
(2023-07-27). Chicago Democrats continue to warehouse migrants in police stations and makeshift shelters. wsws.org Although the city has more than ample hotel rooms to house migrants, the Johnson administration continues to place them in public facilities and infrastructure, stoking divisions between migrants and other workers.
(2023-07-27). Film and television strikers in Los Angeles are determined to fight: "It's theft. That's what capitalism comes down to." wsws.org Major concerns are being raised by actors and writers on the picket lines pertaining to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its potential to replace tens of thousands of entertainment workers.
(2023-07-27). Yellow freight and Apollo Global Management: What are workers up against? wsws.org Yellow's main investor is Apollo Global Management, a company known for forcing massive cuts to pay and jobs.
(2023-07-27). A postal worker forced to work in extreme heat dies in Turkey. wsws.org Postal worker Kƒ±rmƒ±zƒ±gàºl's death is one of the latest tragic examples of the dire situation faced by countless workers in many sectors around the world who are forced to work in unsafe conditions for the profit of their employers.
(2023-07-27). First unionized Arizona charter school wins big gains in bargaining first contract. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – Asserting their power as workers, the educators at BASIS Tucson North won three major victories even before finishing bargaining a first contract. First, paid time off days will increase from five to ten. Second, some educators will receive pay at the rate of $40 per hour for being assigned extra subbing duties. Third, the punitive "attendance bonus" system, which compensated teachers for not using their days of paid time off and which unfairly punished educators with disabilities and illnesses, will come to an end. These changes will take effect starting in August of the 2023-2024 school year. | In…
(2023-07-27). Seeking top union rights, Grindr workers hook up with CWA. peoplesworld.org As mass layoffs continue sweeping the tech sector, workers at the gay hookup app Grindr have launched a union, hoping to pre-emptively lock in place rights before their employer can pound them into the ranks of the redundant. Like many companies in the tech sector, Grindr has long stuck to a no-strings-attached, employment-at-will relationship with …
(2023-07-26). Strike threat wins major gains in tentative Teamster contract with UPS. workers.org The 340,000 Teamsters union members at United Parcel Service have spent the past year preparing to strike when their contract expires Aug.1, but they probably won't need to employ the strike weapon this go-around. A "practice" picket line and rally were held at the main gate of the Hog Island . . . |
(2023-07-26). COVID-19: An ongoing threat to health care workers. workers.org Health care workers around the world continue to fight for basic health protections amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, the Scottish Healthcare Workers Coalition (SHWC) urged the government of Scotland to restore face mask mandates in health care settings. In May, following the lead of other bourgeois states like . . . |
(2023-07-26). Inside The Teamsters' Historic Contract At UPS. popularresistance.org Some 340,000 UPS Teamsters will see significant gains to pay and working conditions if they ratify a five-year tentative agreement announced by the negotiating committee on Tuesday. Rank-and-file workers were poised to proceed with what would have been the largest strike at a single private-sector employer in decades, and the resolve from workers over the past several weeks was key to getting UPS to agree to a tentative deal that meets their demands. | Negotiations, which broke down on July 5, resumed July 25, after UPS said that it would be "prepared to increase our industry-leading pay and benefits."
(2023-07-26). Canada: Dockworkers strike declared illegal, among ominous government moves. greenleft.org.au Dockworkers ended their strike in British Columbia, following a controversial ruling by the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to declare their strike illegal, reports Jeff Shantz.
(2023-07-26). Ndileka Mandela: "Africa Needs Better Leaders" libya360.wordpress.com On the eve of the Russia-Africa Summit, Ndileka Mandela sat down with RT's Moussa Ibrahim to explain why the continent needs leaders of her grandfather's stature now more than ever. Asked why a continent so rich in minerals, resources, and young workers could still find its wealth stripped by foreign interests, Mandela gave a harsh response. "Africa…
(2023-07-26). RMT union sell out London Underground dispute claiming "progress" wsws.org Tube workers have shown a clear determination to fight, but the handling of the proposed strike demonstrates how the unions have sought to suppress that sentiment.
(2023-07-26). After posting $3.2 billion in quarterly profits, GM execs vow to maintain "cost discipline" against autoworkers. wsws.org The profit report was released as 170,000 autoworkers in the US and Canada, including 55,000 GM workers, face a contract expiration in less than two months.
(2023-07-26). UPS Workers Disproved Corporate Media's Narrative That Strikes Are Harmful. truthout.org The Teamsters Union and UPS have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract to cover the 340,000 Teamsters who work for the package shipping giant. According to a statement released by the union, the new contract is "the most historic tentative agreement for workers in the history of UPS," promising wage increases, an end to the two-tier wage system, new air conditioning in vehicles… |
(2023-07-26). Giuliani Legal Filing Admits He Was Wrong to Accuse Election Workers of Fraud. truthout.org In a late-night filing made on Tuesday, Rudy Giuliani, the former personal lawyer for former President Donald Trump, appeared to admit that conspiracy theories he peddled about two Georgia election workers in the aftermath of the 2020 election were false. The filing, made as part of a defamation case against Giuliani by the election workers, does not mean Giuliani is admitting guilt or wrongdoing… |
(2023-07-26). Teamsters claim big win with 5-year tentative pact with UPS. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The Teamsters claimed a big win on July 25 when, within hours of bargaining restarting for the first time in three weeks, UPS agreed to a five-year tentative contract with the union. The pact gives workers substantial raises, eliminates many part-time jobs by raising the positions, and the workers in them, to full-time, and effectively …
(2023-07-26). Australia: Telstra cuts another 500 jobs as restructure continues. wsws.org The Communications Workers Union, which covers only some of the affected workers, but has substantial membership in other parts of Telstra, is working to ensure there is no organised opposition to the latest round of job cuts.
(2023-07-26). US West Coast dockworkers speak out against pro-corporate government intervention, call for a joint struggle with Canadian longshoremen. wsws.org The ILWU bureaucracy has made every effort to isolate dockworkers' struggles on both sides of the US-Canada border to prevent a joint strike that could effectively bring the North American and global supply chain to a halt.
(2023-07-26). Teamsters announce sellout deal at UPS to block strike by 340,000 workers. wsws.org The announcement of a tentative agreement—one week before the deadline and only hours after talks restarted—has exposed the Teamsters' strike rhetoric as a massive bait-and-switch campaign.
(2023-07-27). Jailed in TX Suffer from Heat-related Illnesses; Justice for Shireen; UC Union Busting. indybay.org On Pacifica's Capitalism, Race & Democracy, Incarcerated People in Texas Suffer from Heat-related Illnesses; Justice for Shireen; Unions call out UC and Netflix; Florida to Teach that African Americans Benefited from Enslavement…
(2023-07-27). European Union Reiterates Rejection of Quran Desecration. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the European Union (EU) reiterated its strong and determined rejection of the desecration of the Islamic holy book of Quran. | RELATED: | "Following the recent acts by individuals in Europe that have offended many Muslims, the EU reiterates its strong and determined rejection of any form of incitement to religious hatred and intolerance," said the EU Delegation to Lebanon. | "The desecration of the Qur…
(2023-07-27). Kim Jong-un se reúne con ministro de Defensa ruso en Pionyang. telesurtv.net Según la agencia estatal norcoreana KCNA, el funcionario ruso y Kim Jong-un conversaron sobre seguridad regional y global, entre otros temas.
(2023-07-27). Union-NDP supported Trudeau government waging war on two fronts on behalf of Canadian capital. wsws.org The Trudeau government has expanded Canada's participation in the US-NATO war on Russia and committed to hiking military spending by tens of billions of dollars per year, even as it deploys the repressive powers of the capitalist state to break a militant strike by 7,400 West Coast dockers.
(2023-07-27). Perspective on relations between Türkiye and NATO. uwidata.com The recent NATO summit had Sweden's membership as one of the main topics of diplomatic negotiation. Türkiye and Hungary remain the two member countries that have not yet approved that membership. Regarding his country's approval, President Erdoƒüan presented three main demands: The fight against the PKK, the updating of the customs union and the elimination …
(2023-07-27). Cuba underscores importance of EuroLat Assembly in Madrid. plenglish.com Madrid, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Thursday highlighted the importance of the 15th EuroLat Assembly to bring positions closer between the European Union (EU) and Latin America, just after the EU-CELAC Summit in Brussels.
(2023-07-27). Canciller ruso agradece a Nicaragua postura en reunión Celac-UE. telesurtv.net El alto funcionario agradeció el apoyo a la defensa, en la cita, de los valores y enfoques comunes en asuntos internacionales.
(2023-07-26). Peru: Thousands defy police violence to protest Boluarte coup regime. greenleft.org.au Tens of thousands of Peruvians took to the streets across the country on July 19 to protest the Dina Boluarte coup government, reports Ana Zorita, marking the first of 10 days of national action called for by unions and grassroots organisations.
(2023-07-26). Venezuela's Parliament: Europe's Alleged Investment in Latin America Should be Viewed With Caution. orinocotribune.com Following the European Union's announcement that it had approved an alleged investment of ‚Ǩ45 billion in Latin America and the Caribbean, members of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN) expressed their reservations as to the real objective pursued by the European bloc since, among other hypotheses, it was suggested that this would lead to the indebtedness of Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) countries with fewer resources and "tie them up" in the classic style of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). | Another theory suggests that the investment will increase the degree of…
(2023-07-26). Are we heading toward a far-right European Union? aljazeera.com We always assumed European unity would imply greater cosmopolitanism and multiculturalism, but that may not be the case.
(2023-07-26). "Los multimillonarios intentan reducir la población mundial": reunión secreta patrocinada por Bill Gates. globalizacion.ca Durante más de diez años, multimillonarios descritos como filántropos han realizado reuniones para reducir el tamaño de la población mundial que culminaron con la crisis de Covid 2020-2022. | Los desarrollos recientes sugieren que la "despoblación" es una parte integral de…
(2023-07-26). Mass Israel chaos over Netanyahu court coup draws mostly silence in U.S. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Mass chaos in Israel over the far-rightist Netanyahu government's legislative coup against the one roadblock—the Supreme Court—to its seizure of total government control drew, surprisingly, mostly silence in the U.S., Israel's closest ally. And those who spoke out split along partisan lines: Democratic union leaders, but not lawmakers, denounced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coup attempt; …
(2023-07-26). Nuclear War. "90 Seconds to Midnight": The Pentagon's 1945 "Doomsday Blueprint" to "Wipe the Soviet Union off the Map" globalresearch.ca
(2023-07-27). 'The Tower has fallen' — A Win For Brixton's Anti-Gentrification Movement. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-07-27). 26,000 American Airlines flight attendants begin strike authorization vote. peoplesworld.org DALLAS-FORT WORTH (PAI)—After little management movement in bargaining, even with a federal mediator involved, and no raises since January 2019, the 26,000 flight attendants at American Airlines will begin a month-long strike authorization vote on July 28. Key issues are pay and working conditions. With no raises in four years, news reports indicate the flight …
(2023-07-27). The Blak Sovereign Movement on the Voice referendum. greenleft.org.au
(2023-07-26). Telesur: Giving the South Its Voice for 18 Years. orinocotribune.com Al Mayadeen proudly celebrates the anniversary of Hugo Chávez's dream. teleSUR is our best ally and big brother. | On July 24, 2005, teleSUR, the new television channel of the South, was born. A project devised by the eternal leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Hugo Chávez, to give voice to the people, social movements and political forces that fight for justice, against violence and oppression. | From its beginnings, the multinational effort was established as a counter-hegemonic and decolonizing South American television project, different from the traditional spaces that answer to capitalist interests. | Desd…
(2023-07-26). Hamas Leadership Met With Palestinian President in Türkiye. telesurenglish.net The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced that its leadership met on Tuesday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Turkish capital of Ankara. | RELATED: | Husam Badran, a member of the Hamas politburo, said that the meeting discussed the preparations for the Palestinian factions' meeting scheduled to be held in Cairo on July 30 | A Hamas delegation, headed by the movement's politburo chief Ismail Ha…
(2023-07-26). San Jose demands justice for the Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org San Jose, CA — 20 activists and community members held a rally, June 9, to demand dropping the charges against the Tampa 5, the five University of Southern Florida of protesters who were brutalized by police and wrongfully charged. | The community emphasized the threat of the bill, now law, that the Tampa 5 were protesting, warning, "Republicans, responsible for setting frightening new precedents with legislation attacking LGBT people, women, reproductive rights, and the undocumented, will not be merciful, and will use the HB 999 to silence all dissenting voices," said Andy Schaefer, a member of the Silicon…
(2023-07-27). Boosting tourism between China and Cuba. america.cgtn.com With travel back on an upswing, following a few tough years brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world are vying to attract new visitors. Cuba is among them, and is working with Chinese travel professionals to help promote Chinese tourist visits.
(2023-07-27). A Mini-Revolution in Tokyo. fpif.org Satoko Kishimoto returned to her native Japan in April 2022. She was 47, and for 22 of those years she had been in Europe, most of them spent working for the progressive think-tank Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. She had no firm plans for the future—maybe doing some writing, maybe engaging in care work. In any case, when she landed, she had absolutely no inkling that in two months' time, she would be mayor of Suginami, the seventh largest of Tokyo's 23 central wards, with a population of over 588,300. | "I did not know Suginami at all," she told me as I interviewed her at her office a few weeks ago. "A…
(2023-07-27). US Fed lifts interest rates to two-decade high. wsws.org The Fed is trying to tread a fine line as it lifts rates to try to combat the wages struggles of the working class by slowing the economy without lifting them at such a pace as would cause major problems for financial markets.
(2023-07-27). MSPAS to focus on more Covid-19 vaccines for domestic campaign. plenglish.com Guatemala City, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala is presently working so hard on purchasing more Covid-19 vaccine doses in order to continue implementing domestic campaign immunization campaign ahead of rising coronavirus cases reported recently and imminent expiration of last Pfizer batches.
(2023-07-27). What is cardiac arrest? A Mayo Clinic heart expert explains. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cardiac arrest, or sudden cardiac arrest as it is more formally known, is a medical emergency. It happens when an event, usually an electrical disturbance, quickly and unexpectedly causes your heart to stop working. It's not the same as a heart attack and is called sudden because it seems to happen without warning. Dr. Christopher DeSimone, a Mayo cardiac electrophysiologist specializing in abnormal cardiac rhythm, answers questions about cardiac arrest, the differences between cardiac arrest…
(2023-07-26). Actors fighting for residuals in Hollywood strike. america.cgtn.com Hollywood is locked in its biggest standoff in decades, as film and television actors joined writers on the picket lines. In addition to better pay and working conditions, artists are demanding certain guarantees when it comes to residuals, a form of royalties paid to them …
(2023-07-26). Macron reshuffles government to prepare new round of attacks on working class. wsws.org Macron told his new cabinet to prepare for "decisive reforms" in the autumn, paving the way for new clashes between the working class and the capitalist state.
(2023-07-26). Covid, the Cabinet and a tussle over disclosure: R (Cabinet Office) v The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. ukhumanrightsblog.com Introduction In a decision that may come as little surprise to those working in the fields of inquiries and public law, the Divisional Court consisting of Dingemans LJ and Garnham J dismissed the Cabinet Office's application for judicial review of a notice issued by Baroness Hallett, the Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry ("the Inquiry") …
(2023-07-26). Venezuela and Palestine Strengthen Bilateral Relations. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Venezuelan authorities received the head of the Palestinian National Council, Rawhi Fattouh, with the aim of strengthening bilateral, diplomatic and commercial relations between both nations. | RELATED: | Media reported that Fattouh held working meetings with Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, and National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez. | "It is a pleasure to receive the president of the Palestinian National Council, Rawhi Fattouh, on his official visit to our country…