Workers struggle
2021 has proven that the workers united will not be defeated
An eruption of strikes. Major contract wins. Workers quitting low-wage jobs in unprecedented numbers. All signaled that workers en masse are ready to reclaim their power.
After years of setbacks, US labor demonstrates its power
2021 marked a historic year in labor organizing for workers in the US, with tens of thousands of workers in partaking in union votes and strike actions
India marks day of resistance as farmers’ struggle continues and other stories
Today we look at the day of resistance observed by farmers and workers in India, the crackdown on protestors in Iraq, and more
Massive workers’ protest at Harig India Pvt Ltd
The protest began after factory security guards opened fire at unarmed workers protesting against the suspension of seven workers and unpaid wages.
4,000 garment and textile workers quit jobs in protest in Southern India
The mass resignation of the workers was due to severe exploitation and also physical abuse by the bosses and the police.
- First commercial flight in last six years takes off from Yemen’s Sanaa airport
- Cuba describes easing of US sanctions as “a limited step in the right direction”
- Communists demand ouster of US military and NATO from Turkey
- Women in Croatia say enough to conservative obstruction of right to abortion
- Belgian workers demand scrapping of Wage Margin Act of 1996
