(2022-05-30). Australia's Labor government to intensify pro-business restructuring of universities. wsws.org Far from "defending higher education," Labor's likely education minister plans an "accord" to drive "reform" to boost productivity.
(2022-05-30). What the Amazon Labor Union Can Teach Us. zcomm.org Want to Win a Union at Work?>
(2022-05-30). The Most Important Recent Labor Victory You Never Read About. zcomm.org At this GM plant in Mexico, workers on both sides of the border came together across national boundaries to challenge corporate power…
(2022-05-30). The revolutionary origins of Memorial Day and its political hijacking. liberationnews.org The spirit of the first Decoration Day — the struggle for Black liberation and the fight against racism — has unfortunately been whitewashed from the modern Memorial Day.
(2022-05-30). How Unions Can Emerge from the Pandemic More Effective. zcomm.org Learning from the Covid Disruption…
(2022-05-30). Obstacles and prospects for a united left in France. canadiandimension.com On May 29, the united French Left presented a program of 6 propositions, offering a glimpse of what left wing governance could mean in contemporary France. Gathered in the Nouvelle union populaire écologique et sociale ("new popular, ecological and social union", NUPES), La France Insoumise (LFI), Parti Socialiste (PS), Europe-Écologie Les Verts (EELV) and Parti Communiste Franàßais (PCF) clearly laid out their main objectives, including the minimum wage increase to ‚Ǩ1, 0 monthly, the return to retirement at 60, ambitious ecological planning and the establishment of a Sixth Republic.
(2022-05-30). Alaska Airlines pilots vote 99% to strike. liberationnews.org In a near unanimous 99% strike authorization vote that saw 96% turnout, the 3,100 pilots at Alaska Airlines voted May 25 to strike if necessary against their employer.
(2022-05-30). Colombia's far-right presidential candidate praised Hitler: Millionaire Rodolfo Hernández goes to runoff. multipolarista.com A far-right hundred-millionaire real estate mogul who called himself a "follower" of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, Rodolfo Hernández, won second place in round one of Colombia's presidential elections. He will compete against center-left candidate Gustavo Petro in a runoff vote in June.
(2022-05-30). Contract talks break down for 70,000 Ontario hospital workers. wsws.org Hospital workers are engaged in a bitter fight for adequate staffing levels, wage increases that match current rates of inflation and workplace pandemic protection, including proper access to personal protective equipment.
(2022-05-30). US rail unions seek government-imposed contract settlement. wsws.org The unions would have workers believe that moving towards a PEB is a tactical masterstroke which would prompt the Biden White House to impose a contract favorable to railroaders. The exact opposite is the case.
(2022-05-30). California Chevron oil workers' strike sabotaged by United Steelworkers in total sellout. wsws.org The sabotage of the Richmond refinery strike by the United Steelworkers exposes the duplicitous, anti-worker role of trade unions today…
(2022-05-30). "Nonunion drivers are getting paid better than us:" Car haul truckers in US determined to strike Tuesday night. wsws.org Car haul truck drivers are determined to recoup pay cuts negotiated by the Teamsters, including an insulting 1.8 raise last year.
(2022-05-30). Dallas school district's proposed budget cuts teacher pay while union declares "victory" wsws.org Dallas ISD's FY2022-23 budget cuts slash pay for teachers and staff, making it impossible to live comfortably, in addition to increasing health care costs.
(2022-05-30). Sri Lanka: Oppose job and wage cuts in the public sector! Build action committees to defend workers rights! wsws.org The Sri Lankan government, in line with International Monetary Fund demands, is moving to axe an estimated 8 ,000 jobs from its 1.7 million strong public sector work force.