“Philadelphia Works Because We Do”: One week into strike, Philly city workers flex collective power
City workers in Philadelphia are struggling for a living wage and better benefits
President Trump’s first 24 hours
On day one of this presidency, Trump signed a flurry of executive orders. What are they, do they have staying power, and what do they mean for the working class?
Kenya’s ‘anti-people’ Finance Bill met with widespread opposition as cost of living soars
Amid rising debt payments the Kenyan government has proposed new tax and levy regimes in the Finance Bill 2023. Unions and left forces, especially the Communist Party of Kenya, have argued that the measures will further burden workers while they are already struggling under an economic crisis
Public sector employees continue strikes in Germany demanding increase in wages
The third round of negotiations between trade unions and municipal and federal employers in the public sector is scheduled to start on March 27
Understanding the challenges before Malaysia’s public health system
Dr. Lim Chee Han of of the People’s Health Forum-Malaysia and Third World Network talks about the characteristics of Malaysia’s health system and the challenges before it
Australia’s public school teachers protest for better pay, conditions and other stories
Today we look at the strike public school teachers in Australia, threats against Colombian presidential frontrunner Gustavo Petro, and more
Fighting for health for all today
Health activists from India, the UK, and Brazil discuss what ‘health for all’ means to them and why fighting for it is an urgent necessity
Crackdown in El Salvador, toxic contamination at US base in Seoul and other stories
Today we look at the state of emergency in El Salvador after a surge in killings, soil and water contamination at a US base in South Korea, and more
COVID-19 crisis has reminded society of the importance of public services
On Public Service Day, we spoke to Jammu Anand of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation Employees Union in India. He spoke about the different crises being faced by the public sector right now.
COVID-19 crisis brings to light the need for a much stronger public sector
The situation is such that the public sector, long maligned by neoliberal economists and weakened by governments beholden to neoliberalism, is playing a major role in the fight against coronavirus
“The neoliberal LPPR is detrimental to public projects including health and education”
Virginie Dutoya & Vanessa Caru from the committee for the mobilization of universities and research centers speak about the proposed French multi-annual research programming law and the dire impact it will have on education in the country
In India, 400,000 defence civilian employees go on strike against anti-working class measures
The defence civilian employees are striking to protest privatisation, disinvestment in defence PSUs, the National Pension System, among other things
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
