(2021-10-21). Ecological Economists Support Message of Religious Leaders to Cop 26. counterpunch.org His Holiness Pope Francis, His Grace Justin Welby Archbishop of Canterbury, and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew issued an urgent joint message in advance of COP 26. They have been joined by many leaders of other religions in their call for creation care with justice. They remind everyone of our individual and collective responsibility to take action
(2021-10-21). US Treasury Opposes Cryptocurrencies to Deepen Illegal 'Sanctions'. orinocotribune.com This week, a broad review was published of the unilateral coercive measures—euphemistically referred to as "sanctions"—administered and enforced by the US Department of the Treasury (USDT). For its preparation, USDT reviewers met with members of Congress and their staff, inter-institutional partners, private actors, foreign governments, non-governmental organizations, academics, and Treasury staff specialized in these illegal actions. Unilateral coercive measures have been labeled by United Nations experts as instruments of collective punishment that likely qualify as crimes against humanity. | The re…
(2021-10-21). Australian Greens keep their mouths shut on the new anti-democratic electoral laws. wsws.org The Greens' silence on the electoral laws dovetails with their pitch to form another de facto coalition government with the Labor Party, as they did under Julia Gillard from 2010 to 2013.
(2021-10-21). Australian Labor governments push homicidal "live with the virus" program. wsws.org The Victorian Labor government is ending a lockdown amid more than 2,000 infections a day, while its Queensland counterpart is the first administration in Australia to adopt policies aimed at reintroducing COVID in a jurisdiction where it has been eliminated.
(2021-10-21). Science Saturday: An inside look at the state-of-the-art supports enabling invention. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Throughout Mayo Clinic, innovation is the thread that weaves through countless initiatives aimed at improving patient care. While Mayo's most cutting-edge discoveries are often widely known, the vast majority of innovative endeavors occur behind the scenes. One of the more low-profile assets in Mayo Clinic Laboratories' innovation arsenal is the media kitchen, where specialized media and reagents used in some of the laboratories' most esoteric assays come to life. "Nationally, there aren't many media labs," says…
(2021-10-21). Organización sindical en Ecuador presenta propuesta de ley. telesurtv.net El Frente Unitarios de Trabajadores entregará su proyecto de ley laboral en el marco de las protestas contra Guillermo Lasso.
(2021-10-21). Tram and subway workers strike in Izmir, Turkey's third-largest city. wsws.org Amid a sharp upsurge in the class struggle, 627 subway and tram workers in Izmir are preparing to go on strike on Friday.
(2021-10-21). Mobilize the working class to eliminate COVID-19! Attend the October 24 meeting on "How to end the pandemic!" wsws.org The New York City Educators Rank-and-Files Safety Committee is calling on educators, parents and all workers to attend the October 24 webinar "How to end the pandemic," which is being hosted by the World Socialist Web Site and the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees.
(2021-10-21). 'Let's put a wrench in things now'. mronline.org 
Ten thousand John Deere workers in Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas launched an open-ended strike October 14.
(2021-10-21). Australia: 2,000 StarTrack workers hold second 24-hour strike. wsws.org The TWU has brokered deals with numerous trucking companies in recent days, reducing the "national day of strike action" to a single company.
(2021-10-21). Brazil's Foràßa Sindical issues phony support for John Deere workers' strike in the US. wsws.org Workers in the US, Brazil and around the world must reject the reactionary alliance between pro-capitalist unions determined to suppress their struggles.
(2021-10-21). AFSCME report indicts museums for taking federal money and laying off workers, claims unions offer "protection" wsws.org Museums and other institutions in the US have taken millions in federal money during the pandemic and, despite their ability in many cases to withstand the crisis, have proceeded to destroy tens of thousands of jobs.
(2021-10-21). John Deere workers in Mannheim, Germany, support striking workers in US. wsws.org Workers at Deere's largest tractor factory in Germany expressed support for their striking brothers and sisters in the United States, saying they faced the same fight against eroding wages and economic insecurity.
(2021-10-21). Locked out ExxonMobil workers reject contract ultimatum. wsws.org Despite the deliberate isolation of the six-month struggle by the United Steelworkers, oil refinery workers in Beaumont, Texas have rejected the contract demanded by ExxonMobil.
(2021-10-21). Nicaragua, with free health care and education, challenges U.S. domination. workers.org 
Managua, Nicaragua The writer was a member of a U.S. delegation that visited Nicaragua Oct. 3-10. Outside of àìscar Danilo Rosales Hospital in Leon, Nicaragua with members of medical staff and U.S. delegation, Oct. 5. Rosales, a surgeon and Sandinista hero, was killed in 1967 by the U.S.-backed Somoza regime. (WW . . . |
(2021-10-21). Biden administration sends agriculture secretary to feign support at Deere picket line, while company secures court injunction against strike. wsws.org The Democrats and the UAW are working to soften workers up and get them to lower their guard while Deere dramatically escalates its strikebreaking efforts.
(2021-10-21). Opposition to USW and UAW tentative agreement at Dana grows as details leak of new alternative work schedule. wsws.org The details emerging at other plants confirm that, after making workers wait for over a month after they rejected the previous deal by a 9-to-1 margin, the USW and UAW are attempting to force through another sellout contract.
(2021-10-21). TWU workers continue struggle for fair agreement. greenleft.org.au Transport Workers Union members at StarTrack walked off the job for 24 hours following the company's refusal to negotiate a fair enterprise agreement. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2021-10-21). UCFW union refuses to expand strike as Heaven Hill distillery moves to bring in scabs. wsws.org The union is doing nothing to mobilize its 25,000 members in the state of Kentucky, instead resorting to pathetic moral appeals to management which will fall on deaf ears.
(2021-10-21). Build action committees to fight for better wages and the defence of free education! wsws.org The unions anti-democratic shutdown of the long-running Sri Lankan teachers' strike was imposed without any discussion by rank-and-file teachers.
(2021-10-21). Refreshingly Honest Billionaire Says Media Purchase Will be Used for Propaganda. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Oct 18, 2021 | The billionaire CEO of the multibillion-dollar corporation that In a
(2021-10-21). New Zealand government sending thousands back to school during worsening COVID-19 outbreak. wsws.org The Labour Party-led government's push to reopen schools, while the deadly virus spreads, highlights the importance of the SEG's public meeting on Saturday to oppose the reopening and fight for COVID-19 elimination.
(2021-10-20). Rightist militia fires on demonstrators in Lebanon. workers.org 
Demonstrators at an unarmed march in southern Beirut Oct. 14 were fired on by snipers from the Lebanese Forces, a Maronite Christian party whose militia was notorious for its brutality during the 1975-90 civil war. Iranian oil tankers greeted in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, Sept. 16. According to Johnny Achi, founder . . . |
(2021-10-20). Arab Americans for Syria activist says: U.S. applied 'divide and conquer' strategy to Lebanon, Iraq. workers.org 
Following the armed attack by the Lebanese Forces militia on Hezbollah and its allies at a demonstration in Beirut Oct. 14 and the subsequent firefight, Workers World correspondent Ted Kelly interviewed Johnny Achi, coordinator of Arab Americans for Syria. Below are excerpts from Achi's remarks. Johnny Achi voting in 2021 . . . |
(2021-10-20). U.S. Government Fines Facebook For Discrimination Against U.S. Workers, Preferring Immigrants. moguldom.com Facebook will pay more than $14 million to settle a case for allegedly denying employment to U.S. workers because it reserved jobs for foreign workers with temporary visas in 2018 and 2019, according to the Justice Department. In December 2020, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Facebook for setting aside jobs for temporary visa holders through …
(2021-10-20). Labor Unions Band Together To Tackle High Hospital Prices. popularresistance.org The Coalition for Affordable Hospitals launched Friday morning and held a rally in Manhattan's City Hall Park ahead of a City Council hearing on hospital costs. The effort includes nine unions that represent New Yorkers as well as the New York State Council of Churches and PatientRightsAdvocate.org, a nonprofit that promotes transparency in health care prices. The group is pushing legislation in Albany that would give health plans — including those managed by labor unions — more leverage to haggle over the price of health care. | New York City has come to be dominated in recent years by a handful of l…
(2021-10-20). Virginia labor: Turnout key to preventing a right-wing gubernatorial victory. peoplesworld.org 
RICHMOND, Va.—When it comes to the Virginia governor's race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin, the theme for both parties might well be "all hands on deck." But the question is whether there will be an enthusiasm gap on Election Day between the two sides. McAuliffe's narrowly leading in opinion polls, in a …
(2021-10-20). What Is Web 3.0? Separating The Hype From The Actual Facts. moguldom.com Web 3.0, the next step of the internet, has no established definition yet on what it is or what it will be because it is still being built. Unlike previous versions of the web, there is no inventor of Web 3.0. It has grown as a collaboration of different individuals and organizations building on top …
(2021-10-20). Striketober: Labor Militancy Grows as U.S. Workers Walk Off the Job & IATSE Members Get Tentative Deal. democracynow.org 
We begin our coverage of what some are calling "Striketober" with a look at how the union of 60,000 television and film production workers averted a strike just hours before a midnight deadline on Saturday, when it reached a tentative agreement with an association of Hollywood producers representing companies like Walt Disney, Netflix and Amazon. The tentative deal brings members of IATSE, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, higher pay, longer breaks, better healthcare and pension benefits. Some members say the deal doesn't go far enough, and about 40,000 members from 13 Hollywood locals mus…
(2021-10-20). Science Saturday: An inside look at the state-of-the-art supports enabling invention. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Throughout Mayo Clinic, innovation is the thread that weaves through countless initiatives aimed at improving patient care. While Mayo's most cutting-edge discoveries are often widely known, the vast majority of innovative endeavors occur behind the scenes. One of the more low-profile assets in Mayo Clinic Laboratories' innovation arsenal is the media kitchen, where specialized media and reagents used in some of the laboratories' most esoteric assays come to life. "Nationally, there aren't many media labs," says…
(2021-10-20). Maritime Union of Australia rushes to end industrial action at Qube Ports before government intervention. wsws.org Federal Attorney-General Michaelia Cash threatened to step in to ban industrial action after an appeal from the state Labor government.
(2021-10-20). Sanders Rails Against John Deere Threat to Striking Workers' Health Coverage. truthout.org 
Sen. Bernie Sanders was among the labor advocates in Congress on Tuesday who condemned reports that farm equipment manufacturer John Deere plans to force 10,000 striking workers and their families off their health insurance plans next week — a punitive measure to coerce the employees into ending their strike over what they say is an unfair contract. | The Vermont independent senator called the company's plan "beyond outrageous," noting that John Deere's profits have gone up by 67% in the…
(2021-10-20). Striketober: Labor Militancy Grows as U.S. Workers Walk Off the Job & IATSE Members Get Tentative Deal. democracynow.org We begin our coverage of what some are calling "Striketober" with a look at how the union of 60,000 television and film production workers averted a strike just hours before a midnight deadline on Saturday, when it reached a tentative agreement with an association of Hollywood producers representing companies like Walt Disney, Netflix and Amazon. The tentative deal brings members of IATSE, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, higher pay, longer breaks, better healthcare and pension benefits. Some members say the deal doesn't go far enough, and about 40,000 members from 13 Hollywood locals mus…
(2021-10-20). Australian state Labor government accelerates schools' reopening in Melbourne, pandemic epicentre. wsws.org The government is rushing ahead with its reopening plan because it is being guided not by public health calculations but by class calculations.
(2021-10-20). The Hypocrisy of the Federal Spending Debate. otherwords.org Right now, the United States is locked in a contentious debate over the Build Back Better plan, which will make a significant difference in the lives of millions of individuals and families. | Even though the provisions included in the plan — including universal child care, home care for seniors, better Medicare benefits, green jobs, fairer taxes on the wealthy, and more — are supported by majorities across the political spectrum, certain interests are determined to derail this historic legislation. | What I find particularly discouraging and disheartening is the disingenuousness and hypocrisy that su…
(2021-10-20). Headlines for October 20, 2021. democracynow.org Brazil Senate Report Accuses Bolsonaro of Multiple Crimes for Mishandling COVID-19 Pandemic | , House Jan. 6 Committee Recommends Contempt Charges Against Steve Bannon, Climate and Social Provisions at Risk in Reconciliation Plan in Attempt to Appease Corporate Dems, Senate Panel Ups Pentagon Budget as Social & Climate Plans Get Sacrificed in Build Back Better Act, Climate Activists Start Hunger Strike in Front of White House, Water Protectors Shut Down Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline in Michigan, NYC Communities and Local Officials Condemn National Grid Pipeline and Price Hikes, Africa's Last Mountain Glaciers Could Me…
(2021-10-20). Headlines for October 20, 2021. democracynow.org Brazil Senate Report Accuses Bolsonaro of Multiple Crimes for Mishandling COVID-19 Pandemic | , House Jan. 6 Committee Recommends Contempt Charges Against Steve Bannon, Climate and Social Provisions at Risk in Reconciliation Plan in Attempt to Appease Corporate Dems, Senate Panel Ups Pentagon Budget as Social & Climate Plans Get Sacrificed in Build Back Better Act, Climate Activists Start Hunger Strike in Front of White House, Water Protectors Shut Down Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline in Michigan, NYC Communities and Local Officials Condemn National Grid Pipeline and Price Hikes, Africa's Last Mountain Glaciers Could Me…
(2021-10-20). Canadian educator makes powerful call to mobilize working class to eradicate COVID. wsws.org Malcolm, a Vancouver Island teacher, urges educators to organize independently of the trade unions to fight for a pandemic policy that is "guided by values of social justice, international solidarity, and the idea that nobody is safe unless we are all safe."
(2021-10-20). DeJoy's Minneapolis visit prompts postal workers to protest his plans. peoplesworld.org 
MINNEAPOLIS—A recent visit to Minneapolis by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors prompted local postal workers to speak out against new USPS policies which will result in slower mail delivery and harm the public. "We feel a passion and dedication for the mail," said Peggy Whitney, vice president of …
(2021-10-20). Kentucky bourbon strike: Heaven Hill workers demand fair contract. peoplesworld.org 
BARDSTOWN, Ky.—"A month-long strike at one of the country's biggest distilleries merits more national media attention than it has received," says Bill Londrigan, Kentucky State AFL-CIO president. Members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 23D have been walking picket lines at the historic Heaven Hill distillery in Bardstown since Sept. 11. "So far, …
(2021-10-20). Workers At Beverage Giant Refresco Defeated A 'Notorious' Union Buster. popularresistance.org As the spread of Covid-19 forced millions of workplaces to close in March 2020, Cesar Moreira continued to report to a bottling plant in Wharton, N.J., where he works as a batching technician. During 12-hour shifts, Moreira mixes vats of powdered concentrate and sugar to churn out brand-name beverages like Gatorade and Arizona Iced Tea. | Management for Resfresco Beverages Inc., the owner of the plant and one of the largest bottling companies, told workers these operations fell under the umbrella of "essential services." Moreira was incredulous. | "One batch of 8,000 gallons of lemon-lime Gatorade contains 5,500…
(2021-10-20). Corporate Vets Serve Profit Over Animals. otherwords.org Question: What does a packet of M&M's and your local veterinarian have in common? Answer: Both are owned by Mars Inc., the global candy monopolist. | Since the 1980s, we've seen massive consolidations in industry after industry — from airlines to newspapers, the internet to candy. These monopolists run roughshod over consumers, workers, communities, suppliers, and our nation's commitment to the common good. | And now the corporate attitude seems to be, "why not let monopolization go to the dogs?" That's right — they're coming for your local vet. | This change has been led by private equity groups. The…
(2021-10-20). 10,000 Striking John Deere Workers Demand "Equitable" Pay & Benefits as Company Sees Record Profits. democracynow.org 
We go to the picket line in Iowa, where thousands of workers are on strike at John Deere after the United Auto Workers failed to reach an agreement with the company to improve wages. Despite reporting record profits in 2021, John Deere forced employees to work overtime and announced significant cuts to raises and benefits. Chris Laursen, 19-year John Deere worker on strike in Ottumwa, Iowa, says profit margins went to shareholders and a 160% salary increase for the CEO. "We came into work every day. We worked overtime, not only exposing ourselves, but our family, our friends," says Laursen. "At the end of the day…
(2021-10-20). NYC Taxi Drivers Launch Hunger Strike to Demand Relief From Medallion Debt. truthout.org 
Image Credit: New York Taxi Workers Alliance | A group of New York City taxi drivers launched a hunger strike Wednesday demanding the city provide debt relief from their taxi medallion loans. Since 9/11, thousands of taxi drivers have accrued massive debt largely due to the city artificially inflating the cost of taxi medallions, the permits required to drive a taxi. Drivers have also denounced the mental health impacts triggered by the financial ruin. At least nine have died by suicide. "At this…
(2021-10-20). UK: RMT union suspends Devon bus strike at Stagecoach Southwest. wsws.org In the 20 or so pay disputes that have broken out across Stagecoach in the UK, neither the RMT or Unite have tabled a central demand to uplift bus workers' wages and establish parity pay.
(2021-10-20). South Korean workers strike for secure employment and public services and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the strike for secure work and public services in South Korea, the TPLF's advances in Ethiopia and airstrikes by the government, and more…
(2021-10-20). 10,000 Striking John Deere Workers Demand "Equitable" Pay & Benefits as Company Sees Record Profits. democracynow.org We go to the picket line in Iowa, where thousands of workers are on strike at John Deere after the United Auto Workers failed to reach an agreement with the company to improve wages. Despite reporting record profits in 2021, John Deere forced employees to work overtime and announced significant cuts to raises and benefits. Chris Laursen, 19-year John Deere worker on strike in Ottumwa, Iowa, says profit margins went to shareholders and a 160% salary increase for the CEO. "We came into work every day. We worked overtime, not only exposing ourselves, but our family, our friends," says Laursen. "At the end of the day…
(2021-10-20). Day Workers in Mountain View Mark 25 Years with Celebration. indybay.org Music by Los Jornaleros del Norte and others, dance performances by Orgullo Latino Mountain View High School and more! It's been 25 years since the Mountain View Day Worker Center was established and the community of this city celebrated with great flair. Thank you day workers!
(2021-10-20). Sri Lankan workers and students call for eradication of COVID-19. wsws.org Educators, professionals, workers and university students discuss the importance of this Sunday's global online webinar hosted by the WSWS to explain the case for the eradication of the virus.
(2021-10-20). Hollywood film and television workers enraged over IATSE sellout deal. wsws.org Entertainment industry workers were outraged over the deal proposed by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) union and expressed their determination to strike to win their demands.