“We are not corporate slaves”: Indian tech workers fight for dignity
Asserting that “A Healthy Work-Life Balance is Every Employee’s Right,” almost 700 tech workers protested in India’s IT hub Bangalore on March 9, demanding the enforcement of labor laws, regulation of work hours, and codification of “Right to Disconnect”.
One month of Trump: War on workers at home and abroad
In just one month of Trump’s presidency, him and his cabinet, dominated by billionaires have launched a series of attacks on the rights of the working class and institutions
Thousands take to the streets across the US to mark “counter-inauguration” on first day of Trump presidency
Mobilizations took place in over 80 cities on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor MLK’s legacy of struggle and mount movement against Trump
Over 80 US cities to hold protests on Trump’s inauguration day
Demonstrators mobilizing in over 40 US states to launch movement pledging to oppose “ultra-right, billionaire agenda”
US social programs under threat with Trump’s promised government cuts
US President-elect Donald Trump is 55 days from taking office, and his administration is shaping up to reflect an agenda that would benefit the billionaire class
The rich get richer while global poverty deepens in “decade of division”
Wealth accumulation by the rich has risen to the point that the world could see its first trillionaire within a decade. Meanwhile, it will take more than 200 years to end global poverty, a report by Oxfam International has found.
Former Starbucks head in the hot seat
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz testified in front of the US Senate as the company faces huge criticism for union-busting tactics. So far, 293 Starbucks stores across 37 states are unionized
The US Supreme Court entertains the idea that student loan forgiveness will “harm” people
The ultraconservative Supreme Court appears poised to force the burden of USD 1.6 trillion in federal student loan debt back onto tens of millions of workers
World’s richest 1% captured over 63% of all wealth created since 2020: Oxfam
An Oxfam report notes that the richest 1% of the world’s population captured over USD 26 trillion (nearly 63%) of the USD 42 trillion created since 2020, nearly twice the USD 16 trillion (37%) that went to the rest of the population
Rail workers’ struggle shows the power of the organized working class
If rail workers went on strike, freight rail across the country would be paralyzed. The working class holds enormous power when it is organized and willing to fight.
- Protesters march against “transphobic” and “authoritarian” resolution of Brazil’s Council of Medicine
- Al-Qassam video depicts rescue of Israeli captives from IOF bombing in Gaza
- Belgians to government: “We won’t sacrifice pensions for warplanes”
- Eight wounded as Syrian-Lebanese border tension comes back to the fore
- Trump’s mass deportation operation escalates with workplace raids
