(2023-11-18). Building Cleaners Rally For Fair Wages And Life-Saving Benefits. popularresistance.org Just this year, we've seen UPS Teamsters secure a historic $30 billion new contract that abolishes tiers and substantially raises wages. We've seen the UAW successfully strike for contracts that boost pay, protect benefits, and crystallize the prospect of a green auto industry. | Now, building cleaners across the country are next up to negotiate equitable deals and notch new victories for a labor movement confronting an uncertain future. On the line? Their ability to keep living and working in their home cities with ease and dignity. All told, contracts covering more than 134,000 SEIU cleaners nationwide are up f…
(2023-11-18). The Issue Is Not Racism But The Pan European White Supremacist Colonial/Capitalist Patriarchy! popularresistance.org The modern concept of race and what became known as racism can only be understood within the context of the European colonial project at the center of the larger project called modernity. | When the people who eventually became known as Europeans spilled out of "Europe" into what became the "Americas," their encounter with the Indigenous peoples of this region was already informed by a racialized consciousness, as the great Black revolutionary theorist Cedric Robinson helped us to understand. | Informed by this consciousness that combined the tendency toward dehumanization based on race and a crude, strange, viol…
(2023-11-18). The issue is not racism but the Pan European White Supremacist colonial/capitalist patriarchy! mronline.org 
Racism should not be thought of as a matter of personal feeling or opinion, but of an exploitative system that is hundreds of years old.
(2023-11-19). A Jewish Professor Speaks Truth About the Palestinian Crisis and Max Blumenthal Explains What Happened on October 7th. sonar21.com 
Nurit Peled-Elhanan is one reason why I quash overtly anti-Jewish comments some try to post on this blog. Dr. Peled-Elhanan is an Israeli philologist, professor of language and education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She also is a translator and activist. She is a 2001 co-laureate of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought awarded by the European Parliament. | Most importantly, Dr. Peled-EIhanan knows first-hand the horrors of terrorism. In 1997, Nurit's daughter, Smadar, was killed during the Ben Yehuda street Palestinian suicide attack. She is more justified than anyone to hate the Palestinians…
(2023-11-19). Ceasefire Now: Workplace Organizing For Palestine. popularresistance.org On November 15, Labor Notes hosted a Zoom call to hear reports from workers who are organizing to stop an escalating genocide in Palestine. Many are also fighting against the repression of workers who are speaking up for a ceasefire and against Israel's occupation. We heard speakers from unions in education, health care, construction, and others who have organized their co-workers into action. Registration is open for the Labor Notes conference on April 19-21, 2024, for which we plan to develop programming on the labor movement and Palestine.
(2023-11-18). Texas Education Officials Reject Textbooks Over Climate Science. truthout.org Seven of 12 proposed science textbooks for Texas 8th graders were rejected Friday by the Republican-controlled state Board of Education because they propose solutions to the climate emergency or were published by a company with an environmental, social, and governance policy. The Texas Tribune reported that the 15-member board, which for the first time was required to include climate education for… |
(2023-11-18). US Department of Education announces probe into alleged antisemitism on college campuses. wsws.org The Biden administration's investigations follow the month-long campaign to smear the growing opposition to the war crimes of the US and Israel as "antisemitic."
(2023-11-19). Acholi MPs propose Govt takeover of traditional schools. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from the Acholi sub-region have proposed that the government either take control of all grant-aided schools or implement stringent regulations as a crucial step in restructuring the education system. The proposals were delivered during a meeting at Nakawa, with the Education Policy Review Commission, led by …
(2023-11-18). 'Education officials should not operate private schools'. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from the Acholi sub-region are proposing a policy that would prevent any Ministry of Education official, regardless of their position, from actively participating in the management of an educational institution while still serving in the civil service. The MPs observed that the education system has been …
(2023-11-19). Saturday 12/9: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: The Feminist Subversion of the Economy. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-11-18). A rose for Gramsci. mronline.org Ninety-seven years back, via Giovanni Battista Morgagni, number 25, was a more modest lodging house, home of a quietly discreet pensionante called Antonio Gramsci.
(2023-11-18). NYT runs interference for IDF as it bombs Jabalia Refugee Camp. mronline.org 
Israeli bombs rained down on the Jabalia Refugee Camp in northern Gaza on Halloween, leveling housing units and killing and wounding hundreds of Palestinians, mostly women and children.
(2023-11-18). Germany gets a new antiwar party, this time on the left. mronline.org Its appeal depends largely on whether voters agree that Berlin's economic woes can be blamed on the country's Ukraine war policy.
(2023-11-18). PiS off! But Tusk's coalition is a Faustian pact for the Polish left. mronline.org 
Lewica politicians must use their leverage for women, workers and minorities, says Ewa Pospieszyńska, or risk even greater threats from the right.
(2023-11-18). Russo-Ukrainian War: The Reckoning. mronline.org Ukraine at the limits.
(2023-11-18). The largest pro-Palestinian protest in U.S. history was "a turning point." Now it's spreading. mronline.org "Felt like this was a new wave or a turning point in the struggle for Palestine."
(2023-11-19). Innovative bridge in east China to set world record. ecns.cn Construction of the G3 Tongling Yangtze River Highway-Rail Bridge, the world's first double-deck cable-stayed suspension bridge, is expected to gain further momentum this year with advanced technological solutions.
(2023-11-18). Innovative bridge in east China to set world record. ecns.cn Construction of the G3 Tongling Yangtze River Highway-Rail Bridge, the world's first double-deck cable-stayed suspension bridge, is expected to gain further momentum this year with advanced technological solutions.
(2023-11-19). Israel Is Shutting Down Its Human Laboratory In Gaza. popularresistance.org Cairo, Egypt – The Palestinians are human laboratory rats to the Israeli military, intelligence services and arms and technology industries. Israel's drones, surveillance technology — including spyware, facial recognition software and biometric gathering infrastructure — along with smart fences, experimental bombs and AI-controlled machine guns, are tried out on the captive population in Gaza, often with lethal results. These weapons and technologies are then certified as "battle tested" and sold around the world. | Israel is the 10th biggest arms dealer on the planet and sells its technology and weap…
(2023-11-18). Chris Hedges: Israel is Shutting Down its Human Laboratory in Gaza. scheerpost.com
(2023-11-18). New Law Protects Pregnant And Nursing Workers. popularresistance.org Judy approached Chief Steward Amy over lunch one day with big news: she was three months pregnant! Amy congratulated her. | Then Judy said, "Amy, I'm a little worried about telling our boss. My doctor said there's a new law that gives me permission to carry a water bottle at work and ask for extra bathroom breaks, but I know Bob doesn't like to give any extra breaks. Do you know anything about this law? Can the union help me?" | On the other side of the country, Eliana, a department steward, dropped off a meal for her colleague Tisha, who was at home with her eight-week-old newborn.
(2023-11-18). Cuban province to host workshop on occupational health and security. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, Nov 18 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban western province of Matanzas will host the 4th Workshop on Ergonomics and Occupational Health and Safety from November 28 to 30, to raise awareness on good labor practices.
(2023-11-18). Impact of war on Israeli economy. presstv.ir By calling up 350,000 reservists for the occupation forces, Israel has taken those people out of the traditional labor market, drastically impacting the economy.
(2023-11-18). Elevan a 49 los muertos por huracán Otis en México. telesurtv.net Unos 6.500 agentes del Ejército y más de 8.400 marinos colaboran con el suministro de ayuda a los damnificados.
(2023-11-18). Australian government rams through bill to impose unprecedented restrictions on released detainees. wsws.org The ruling establishment, currently led by the Labor Party, is ripping aside fundamental democratic rights, flouting even the extremely limited protections of basic legal rights in Australia's 1901 Constitution.
(2023-11-19). Over sh160 billion lost in incentives — URA Report. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has disclosed a shortfall of over sh160 billion in corporate income taxes. This shortfall is attributed to the various tax incentives issued by the government to investors with the aim of stimulating investment. This revelation stemmed from collaborative research conducted by URA's research department and …
(2023-11-19). Tesla Union Pressure Increases In Sweden As Dockworkers Escalate Strike. popularresistance.org Dockworkers in Sweden pledged on Friday to refuse to offload Tesla (TSLA.O) cars at any of the country's ports as they expanded their industrial action in sympathy with Tesla workers' demands for collective bargaining agreements. | Tesla, co-founded by billionaire Elon Musk, does not manufacture in Sweden, but its electric cars are serviced by more than 120 mechanics affiliated with Swedish union IF Metall, which began a strike on Oct. 27. | Dockworkers joined the strike by mechanics on Nov. 7, blocking Sweden's four largest ports to Tesla cars. That was expanded to all ports on Friday at 12 a.m. (1100 GMT)…
(2023-11-19). The Israeli Attack on Palestinian Health Workers in Gaza and the Failure of the American Medical Association. By: Rupa Marya and Vijay Prashad. midwesternmarx.com 
On November 11, 2023, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) stated that Israeli tanks were within twenty meters of the al-Quds hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza City. They reported that there was "direct shooting at the hospital, creating a state of extreme panic and fear among 14,000 displaced people." Many of those killed have been medical personnel. A group called Healthcare Workers Watch-Palestine, formed in November 2023, has been keepin …
(2023-11-19). Iran: Israel attacks guardians of humanity by targeting aid workers. presstv.ir Israel has killed nearly 12,000 Palestinians, including over 4,000 children, in Gaza since October 7.
(2023-11-18). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Chicago Workers Get Vacations. levernews.com 
(2023-11-18). Healthcare workers stand in solidarity with Gaza and the people of Palestine. mondoweiss.net 
As healthcare workers, we must look at root causes and attempt to treat those. The symptom we are witnessing today is brutal violence, and the diagnosis is colonization. The treatment must be de-colonization and a Free Palestine.
(2023-11-18). Israeli attacks on health workers in Palestine continue. peoplesdispatch.org On Saturday, November 18, Israeli occupation forces continued to attack civic infrastructure in Palestine. Among many others, these attacks claimed the lives of dozens in two UN-run After raiding Al-Shifa hospital on November 15, I…
(2023-11-18). UAW delays official announcement of GM ratification as questions are raised over vote. wsws.org The UAW's national vote total includes 1,263 workers at the Ultium Cells electric vehicle battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio, and about 1,000 workers at GM Subsystems LLC, workers who were not yet part of the GM bargaining unit when they voted.
(2023-11-18). UAW delays official announcement of GM ratification as questions raised over vote. wsws.org The UAW's national vote total includes 1,263 workers at the Ultium Cells electric vehicle battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio, and about 1,000 workers at GM Subsystems LLC, workers who were not yet part of the GM bargaining unit when they voted.
(2023-11-18). Australia Post workers: Oppose genocide in Gaza! Heed the call of Palestinian workers to shut down Israel's war machine! wsws.org The PWRFC condemns the leadership of the Communication Workers Union, which has remained silent throughout Israel's onslaught against Gaza.
(2023-11-18). Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe's 2024 budget deepens attack on workers and the poor. wsws.org The government's 2024 budget is designed to fulfill the drastic austerity demands of the International Monetary Fund.
(2023-11-18). UAW delays official announcement of GM ratification as questions are raised over vote. wsws.org The UAW's national vote total includes more than 1,400 workers at the Ultium Cells electric vehicle battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio, and about 1,000 workers at GM Subsystems LLC, workers who were not yet part of the GM bargaining unit when they voted.
(2023-11-19). Reunion of President Xi's 'old friends' inspires hope. ecns.cn On Thursday, some "old friends" of President Xi Jinping and the Chinese people gathered in San Francisco to celebrate their enduring friendship with China, with the reunion inspiring hope and another boost to relations.
(2023-11-19). Pro-Palestine Student Group in Florida Sues University System to Prevent Deactivation. indybay.org University of Florida's Students for Justice in Palestine is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Florida, and Palestine Legal…
(2023-11-19). Presidentes de México y EE.UU. conversan sobre migración y lucha antidrogas. telesurtv.net "Llevamos a cabo una buena reunión bilateral con Estados Unidos, encabezada por el presidente Biden. Nuestra relación es excelente", señaló López Obrador.
(2023-11-19). How The Railroad Industry Intimidates Employees To Put Speed Before Safety. popularresistance.org Bradley Haynes and his colleagues were the last chance Union Pacific had to stop an unsafe train from leaving one of its railyards. Skilled in spotting hidden dangers, the inspectors in Kansas City, Missouri, wrote up so-called "bad orders" to pull defective cars out of assembled trains and send them for repairs. | But on Sept. 18, 2019, the area's director of maintenance, Andrew Letcher, scolded them for hampering the yard's ability to move trains on time. | "We're a transportation company, right? We get paid to move freight. We don't get paid to work on cars," he said. "The first thing that I'm getting question…
(2023-11-17). Reunion of President Xi's 'old friends' inspires hope. ecns.cn On Thursday, some "old friends" of President Xi Jinping and the Chinese people gathered in San Francisco to celebrate their enduring friendship with China, with the reunion inspiring hope and another boost to relations.
(2023-11-18). Reunion of President Xi's 'old friends' inspires hope. ecns.cn On Thursday, some "old friends" of President Xi Jinping and the Chinese people gathered in San Francisco to celebrate their enduring friendship with China, with the reunion inspiring hope and another boost to relations.
(2023-11-18). Pro-Palestine Student Group in Florida Sues University System to Prevent Deactivation. indybay.org University of Florida's Students for Justice in Palestine is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Florida, and Palestine Legal…
(2023-11-18). Presidentes de México y EE.UU. conversan sobre migración y lucha antidrogas. telesurtv.net "Llevamos a cabo una buena reunión bilateral con Estados Unidos, encabezada por el presidente Biden. Nuestra relación es excelente", señaló López Obrador.
(2023-11-18). Teamsters for a Democratic Union's national convention stumps for union bureaucracy, suppresses resolution against genocide in Gaza. wsws.org By upholding the authority of the union bureaucracy, TDU and groups like it are playing a central role in maintaining the stability not just of the apparatus but of US imperialism.
(2023-11-18). UCDA: EU to only accepts coffee exports from registered farmers. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's coffee exports face a tough huddle following demands that exports to the European Union come from registered farmers, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has said. This will not only be a challenge to the authorities to have this met due to the nature of the country's chain …
(2023-11-18). Canada's Trudeau government reaffirms support for Israel's Gaza genocide, as crackdown on protests intensifies. wsws.org Those expressing public solidarity with the beleaguered Palestinians have been targeted, sometimes successfully, for disciplinary action, up to and including termination from their jobs.
(2023-11-19). Bassem and Ahed Tamimi are in Israeli prison because they stand for Palestinian freedom. mondoweiss.net 
I have known the Tamimi family for 13 years and have seen how Israel systematically targets non-violent activist and movements. Ahed and Bassem Tamami are currently being detained because they stand for Palestinian freedom.
(2023-11-19). Resistance in Yemen will continue until aggression on Gaza ends. plenglish.com Beirut, Nov 19 (Prensa Latina) The member of the Political Bureau of the Ansar Allah movement of Yemen, Muhammad Al-Bukhaiti, reaffirmed today the continuity of actions until the end of Israeli aggression, the pan-Arab channel Al Mayadeen reported here.
(2023-11-19). You are children of Cuba, VP affirmed to Ethiopian graduates. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Nov 19 (Prensa Latina) You are also children of Cuba even if you were not born there and I am grateful that you have brought together other friends to the solidarity movement in Ethiopia, said today the Cuban vice president, Salvador Valdés Mesa.
(2023-11-19). This Is America's War On Palestinians As Much As Israel's. libya360.wordpress.com Mohammed Nabulsi, Radhika Sainath , Olúf·∫πÃÅmi O. Táíwà≤ , Waldemar Oliveira , Jen Parker Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrating in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 21, 2023. Photographs by Christopher Lee for Hammer & Hope. A discussion of political repression, resistance strategies, and a mass antiwar movement. On Oct. 25, 2023, Waldemar Oliveira, Jen…
(2023-11-19). To Save Gaza, Invoke the Genocide Convention. libya360.wordpress.com Sam Husseini The ICC is a "puppet institution". What's needed is a country to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Here's how, with argument, phone numbers, addresses and emails. Some of the greatest successes in recent human history have combined protest movements with strong diplomatic moves. In February 1998, the Clinton…
(2023-11-19). Mass Protests and Direct Actions in Solidarity With Palestine Grow into Student Occupations and Blockades. itsgoingdown.org 
photo: Ash Agony on X/Twitter / Support Here Direct actions, mass demonstrations, and increasingly, disruptive protests in support of occupied Palestine and to demand an immediate ceasefire by the US backed Israeli state have continued unabated and in many areas, have intensified. While mass marches and protests in many cities have continued, the movement has also…
(2023-11-19). Dancing in The Streets: When Salsa's Clave Was The Pulse of The Movement (Pt. 1). orinocotribune.com By Javier Guerrero — Nov 12, 2023 | Note: This is the first in a two-part series on the history and politics of Salsa in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the famous Fania All-Stars concert, "Live at Yankee Stadium." | Introduction | A crowd of 40,000 fans rushed onto the field of old Yankee Stadium in August 1973, but it wasn't caused by a Yankee win (the team had a horrible season that year and could barely sell seats). No, what propelled the crowd across the carefully-drawn baseball diamond and immaculate grass, up to the vibrating stage, was a world-historic conga duel between Afro-Cuban percussioni…
(2023-11-19). Rational Thinking Versus Conspiracy Theories. counterpunch.org 
Image by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona. | I am writing an article I'd rather not write but feel compelled to do so. Amidst all the horror of Israel's massacres and desire to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from Gaza in response to Hamas' terror attack inside Israel, yet another conspiracy theory seems to have taken root among some people. Specifically, that Hamas' attack was an "inside job." | Shades of the 9-11 "truther" movement. The conspiracy theory here is that Israel's Mossad intelligence agency could not possibly have been unaware of what Hamas was plotting and either knew the attack was coming and intenti…
(2023-11-19). Hezbollah fighters launch rocket strikes against Israeli military posts. presstv.ir Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has launched rocket attacks against Israeli military positions in the northern sector of the 1948-occupied territories.
(2023-11-19). First Tel Aviv anti-war demonstration reveals the limits on protest in today's Israel. mondoweiss.net 
The first anti-war demonstration in Tel Aviv since October 7 offered an important look at the current state of the protest movement in Israel, as well as how the government will seek to repress it.
(2023-11-18). Shut It Down for Palestine shakes the country — next step: Black Friday. answercoalition.org 
The People Shut It Down for Palestine!: | We want to send a big shout out to the hundreds of thousands of people who volunteered, organized, participated in mobilizations and disruptions, and engaged in the Shut Down day of action which started as a national initiative but became a truly global manifestation of solidarity with the Palestinian people. | Massive, widespread participation in yesterday's global day of action to Shut It Down for Palestine leaves no doubt: The movement to end Israel's genocide in Gaza is growing stronger and stronger. The Biden administration is a full partner in this genoci…
(2023-11-18). Solidarity Activists Stage Mass Shutdowns For Palestine. popularresistance.org On November 17, Palestinian and anti-imperialist organizations including the Palestinian Youth Movement, the People's Forum, the ANSWER Coalition, and National Students for Justice in Palestine have called on the Palestine solidarity movement to stage shut downs of "business as usual" in solidarity with Palestine. Across the globe, students will be walking out or occupying their universities, businesses will shutter, and activists will directly target the centers of power which enable Israeli genocide in Gaza. | Actions will be taking place around the world including in Zambia, Puerto Rico, Canada, South Africa,…
(2023-11-18). Hamas rejects Israeli allegation about it running 'command center' under hospital. presstv.ir Hamas disproves Israeli allegation about the resistance movement's running a "command center" underneath the Gaza Strip's largest hospital.
(2023-11-19). M23 warns against deployment of SADC troops in North Kivu. independent.co.ug 
North Kivu, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The deployment of Southern Africa Development Cooperation (SADC) troops in North Kivu province will make the Democratic Republic of Congo government understand that it is a wrong move, Bertrand Bisimwa, the president of the March 23 Movement has warned. The DR Congo government is in a process of …
(2023-11-18). NAM and G77 summits. independent.co.ug 
Uganda's lost opportunities at next year's big international conferences and what can be done to salvage the situation THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | January next year, Uganda will host two big international conferences back-to-back: the Nonaligned Movement (NAM) summit and the Group of 77 (G77) summit. This is an important milestone for Uganda diplomatically and …
(2023-11-18). FMD: Agriculture ministry halts movement of animals a week to Balaalo eviction. independent.co.ug 
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries-MAAIF has halted the movement of animals from Amuru District, following a reported outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). The information was revealed by the Minister of State for Northern Uganda, Grace Freedom Kwiyocwiny, just one week before the start of …
(2023-11-18). Honduras reports decrease in homicides. plenglish.com According to Security Minister Gustavo Sánchez, 2023 will end with a six-percent reduction. He noted that a ten-point reduction will be reported in two consecutive years. | A television report stated that authorities are working on three leading fronts to fight violence: the community, common crime, and the fight and control of organized crime. | The document pointed out that the highest number of homicides was reported in the departments of Cortés with 629, Francisco Morazán (529), Olancho (355), Yoro (314), Colón (244), and Comayagua (236), regions that recorded 63 percent of violent deaths. | Honduras declare…