John Bachtell

John Bachtell is president of Long View Publishing Co., the publisher of People's World. He is active in electoral, labor, environmental, and social justice struggles. He grew up in Ohio, where he attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs. He currently lives in Chicago.

LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell

U.S.

SLIDE SHOW Stop the ‘doomsday’ budget cuts
June 20, 2009 By John Bachtell
CHICAGO – In a massive midday turnout, thousands of children, students, parents and leading advocates of state and citywide organizations that provide badly needed human services to working families and low-income communities here protested at the...
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Labor

Thousands rally for Congress Hotel workers in 6-year battle
June 18, 2009 By John Bachtell
CHICAGO — Marking the nation’s longest running strike, thousands of trade unionists, community activists and elected officials marched in a picket line stretching solidly around the Congress Hotel here, June 15, to demonstrate their unwavering solidarity...
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World

Weightlifters help warm US-Cuba relations
June 9, 2009 By John Bachtell
CHICAGO – In another sign that relations are changing between the United States and Cuba, 10 Cuban weightlifters participated in the Pan American and Ibero-American Weightlifting championships here June 4-7. The team consisted of 8 men,...
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Labor

HartMarx workers win court fight to keep jobs
June 3, 2009 By John Bachtell
CHICAGO – HartMarx workers won a court battle in their fight to keep the suit maker in operation and save over 3,000 union jobs. On June 1 Federal Bankruptcy Judge Bruce Black approved the bid of...
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U.S.

Urgent action needed to stem foreclosure crisis
May 16, 2009 By John Bachtell
We can beat the banks if we try, organizers say CHICAGO -- The foreclosure crisis is so severe in Cook County that a judge ordered a temporary halt to scheduling new foreclosure cases. The crisis is...
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Labor

At Haymarket, workers demand EFCA and immigrant rights
May 5, 2009 By John Bachtell
CHICAGO – As the skies began clearing here May 1, several hundred enthusiastic labor activists gathered for the annual celebration at the Haymarket Monument to honor the Haymarket martyrs and step up the fight for workers...
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Labor

Illinois workers fight racist, anti-union harassment
April 22, 2009 By John Bachtell
Workers at Commercial Forged Products (CFP) have had enough. After signing a new contract last year, 60 members of USWA Local 2154 have endured a constant stream of attacks and African American and Latino workers have...
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PrintEditions

From Emmett Till to Harold Washington: Arlene Brigham: foot soldier for equality
August 12, 2005 By John Bachtell

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