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Longshore union leader: “We’re putting our bodies on the line.”

September 26, 2011 By John Wojcik

Hundreds of port workers have voluntarily stood in front of trains carrying grain to an outlaw company in Longview, Washington. Their struggle has made news across the nation and around the world.

Video: LA bus riders protest transportation cuts

September 26, 2011 By Rossana Cambron

Bus riders gathered on a busy street in Los Angeles, California, recently as part of a national day of action to stop bus service cuts and fare increases.

Struggles sharpen in Cyprus

September 26, 2011 By Gary Bono

Recent events in Cyprus, occurring in the context of the global capitalist crisis, have led to a sharpening of the class struggle in this small island nation.

Labor takes fight against the right into the courts

September 26, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Labor's fight against the radical Right isn't just occurring in the streets or at the ballot box. Unions are challenging the Right Wing's schemes in court, too.

Thousands of California nurses strike to fight takeaways

September 23, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

The nurses were among 23,000 of their co-workers holding a one-day strike at three-dozen Sutter Health and Kaiser Permanente facilities in northern and central California, as well as Oakland Children's Hospital.