(2022-09-20). Biden on "60 Minutes": American capitalism is at war with the world, at war with reality. wsws.org In the space of 25 minutes, Biden declared the COVID-19 "pandemic over," threatened a massive escalation of war against Russia and pledged US forces to a possible war with China.
(2022-09-20). Sunday 9/25: Surge of Book Banning: Ominous Move toward Fascist America Panel Discussion. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley, CA…
(2022-09-20). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On September 20, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
The AFU are transferring reinforcements to Novohrednevo and Malaya Seidemenukha; | The AFU attempt to build five pontoon crossings south of Bereznegovatoe under constant fire of Russian artillery; | The AFU attempted to attack Russian forces in the area of Davidov Brod, but were repelled; | In the area of Andreevka, the AFU were repelled from the area of Karlo-Marxovskoe and Bezimennoe to Sukhoi Stavok; | The AFU are preparing a landing operation on th…
(2022-09-20). China, Russia hold new round of strategic security consultation. ecns.cn Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Monday co-chaired the 17th Round of Strategic Security Consultation between China and Russia with Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, in east China's Fujian Province.
(2022-09-20). Pakistan's Relations with Russia are Progressing Well. journal-neo.org 
Historically, relations between Moscow and Islamabad have been rather complicated. After declaring independence from British India, Pakistan made a geopolitical choice in its early decades, opting for close military-political and economic ties with the US, which largely predetermined the cool relations between the former and the Soviet Union. There were particularly difficult periods in bilateral …
(2022-09-20). Russian Airstrikes Kill 45 Islamists in Syria's Idlib. news.antiwar.com Russia reported a series of airstrikes in Syria's Idlib killed at least Russia reported strikes hit a warehouse in Sheikh Yousef, along with a pair of arms depots all belonging to the militants, who control most of Idlib Province. | Idlib is one of the last rebel provinces, where Syrian forces control the south, Turks hold the far north, and the HTS Islamists hold the central highway leading to Aleppo. | The US has listed HTS as a terrorist group, but tends to issues statements sympathetic to…
(2022-09-20). Chris Hedges: Strike, Strike, Strike. mintpressnews.com The mounting social inequality is fueling protests around the globe. The global ruling class is determined to prevent these protests from employing the weapon that can bring them down — strikes.
(2022-09-20). WorkWeek Google Tech Workers Fight Apartheid, Clean Water & Union Busting In Mississippi. indybay.org WorkWeek covers Google Tech Workers Fighting Apartheid, Clean Water & Union Busting In Mississippi andThe US, CIA, AFL-CIO, AIFLD &The 1973 Chilean Coup With Professor Ruth Needleman…
(2022-09-20). ISIRI must participate in developing 2024 plans of ISO. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) — Iranian Institute of Standards and Industrial Research (ISIRI) must have a role in developing the 2024 plans of the ISO organization for the Asia-Pacific region, ISO Asia-Pacific Regional Coordinator said.
(2022-09-20). Tyler Perry Is Worried About Hollywood Diversity Efforts Pushing People In Seats They Aren't Ready For. moguldom.com Billionaire entertainment mogul Tyler Perry recently came under fire for voicing his concern that Hollywood's recent move to embrace more diversity may push Black people into positions they aren't yet equipped to fill. While Perry said he was excited to see Hollywood more open to offering Black people better opportunities, the multi-hyphenate filmmaker said he …
(2022-09-20). Barbara Lee & "Pete" Get An Earful In Oakland Over Tax Dollars For A's Owner John Fisher. indybay.org Congresswoman Barbara Lee, US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff joined together to talk about Federal funding for Oakland projects. Barbara Lee and "Pete" refused to say whether they supported Federal funds going to the GAP A's billionaire owner John Fisher's proposed new A' stadium on Port of Oakland public land at Howard Terminal. "Pete" also refused to say whether this project would harm the Port of Oakland as a working port.
(2022-09-20). Federal Reserve readies war on inflation, guess who'll pay the price? Workers. peoplesworld.org 
Get ready. The war on inflation is about to get ugly. The just-released consumer price index report shows annual inflation still roaring at 8.3%. Even without food and energy included, core inflation rose back above six percent year-on-year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This means the Fed will almost certainly raise interest rates …
(2022-09-20). Strikes and protests for wages grow as inflation surges in Turkey. wsws.org As official inflation rises to 80 percent and millions of workers are unable to make ends meet, strikes and protests are erupting across Turkey.
(2022-09-20). Canadian dock workers go on strike, leading to closure of major coal terminal. wsws.org The day before 200 longshore and warehouse workers went on strike at Westshore Terminal in Vancouver, 81 longshore workers at the Port of Quebec were locked out by their employer.
(2022-09-20). Saturday 9/17: Benchlands Resistance Organizing. indybay.org Benchlands near the 2nd stairway down from the Courthouse parking lot as you walk from Water St. towards the Duck Pond in San Lorenzo Park.
(2022-09-20). COVID, Capitalism, and Class War: A Social and Political Chronology of the Pandemic. wsws.org Mehring Books, the publishing arm of the Socialist Equality Party (US), is proud to announce the publication of Volume 1 of COVID, Capitalism, and Class War: A Social and Political Chronology of the Pandemic, a compilation of the World Socialist Web Site's coverage of this global crisis. We post today Evan Blake's introduction to the book.
(2022-09-20). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — September 20, 2022. southfront.org 
This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air w…
(2022-09-20). Domestic workers will now have some of the same labor protections as other employees in Colorado. popularresistance.org Domestic workers — including people who care for children, tend gardens and clean other people's homes — have new rights under a state law that went into effect this summer. | HB22-1367 officially says domestic workers are "employees," just the same as those who work for a boss at an office or a factory. It went into effect Aug. 10. | That means nannies, gardeners and others are now protected by the state's civil rights laws, according to employment attorney Rachel Ellis of Livelihood Law.
(2022-09-20). Uprising Intensifies in Haiti as Fuel Costs Continue to Rise. itsgoingdown.org Report on ongoing rebellion in Haiti as fuel costs continue to rise and the city of Port-au-Prince is barricaded amidst growing class conflict. photo: @HaitiInfoProj The Haitian government announced last week that it will be doubling the already absurdly high fuel prices in the country. The fuel prices are but one of many reasons behind…
(2022-09-20). Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Hold 1-Day Strike for Better Wages, Benefits. popularresistance.org Unionized workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art began a one-day "unfair practices" strike Friday morning amid ongoing negotiations with museum leadership on their first collective bargaining agreement. | The decision comes less than three weeks after AFSCME Local 397 members voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike and filed eight unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board, claiming that museum management engaged in union-busting practices during contract negotiations.
(2022-09-20). The rail unions have violated our rights. Organize the Railroad Workers Rank-and-File Network to countermand their betrayal! wsws.org This statement was issued by the Railroad Workers Rank-and-File Committee, which has been established by railroad workers to organize and unify their struggle independently of the union apparatus.
(2022-09-20). Saturday 10/1: Press Conf Keep Laguna Honda OPEN! Discharges = Deaths Say Labor, Community & Families. indybay.org Laguna Honda Hospital | (entrance in front of old building) | 375 Laguna Honda Blvd. | San Franciscco…
(2022-09-20). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org On September 15, Salvadorean workers and students marched in the national capital to protest the right wing Bukele administration; while unions and social organization in Uruguay held a one day national protest over social conditions.
(2022-09-20). New York City teachers union prepares sell-out contract with city. wsws.org The United Federation of Teachers, the largest teachers union local in the United States has allowed its contract with the New York City expire without any intention to fight for the most basic needs of educators.
(2022-09-20). Fired over a bathroom break: Amazon worker with debilitating Long COVID fired for publicly exposing management's abuses. wsws.org Josh was fired in mid-September by Amazon for attempting to assert his rights as a worker.
(2022-09-20). Hurricane Fiona Damage Shows Puerto Rico Still Hampered by US Colonial Control. truthout.org Democracy Now! co-host Juan González says people are showing resilience in the face of Hurricane Fiona in his native Puerto Rico, where the power grid crashed across the entire island due to the storm. Many who learned from 2017's Hurricane Maria are dipping into their personal water reserves and using power generators, he says. "Puerto Rican people … have actually been able to recognize the fact that the government, when it comes to these crises, is inept, and many people have been able to develop their own ability to survive," says González. | TRANSCRIPT: | This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be i…
(2022-09-20). Socialist Alliance candidate: 'Labor rejects real solutions to cost-of-living crisis'. greenleft.org.au The federal Treasurer tells us that cost-of-living pressures are only going to get worse before they get better. Angela Carr argues that Labor must abandon its neoliberal approach.
(2022-09-19). Xi sends congratulatory letter to int'l forum on industrial, supply chains. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory letter to the International Forum on Resilient and Stable Industrial and Supply Chains.
(2022-09-20). Australia: University of Newcastle staff to strike for 24 hours. wsws.org The strike demonstrates the readiness of university workers to oppose the wholesale destruction of jobs and conditions, which the NTEU has permitted, especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-09-20). US Rail Workers Fed Up & On Verge Of National Strike Over Working Conditions, Health/Safety. indybay.org Gabe Christenson a conductor and Co-chair of Railroad Workers United RWU is interviewed about the conditions and health and safety for railroad workers.
(2022-09-20). Green Left Show #28: Republic, royal succession and radical democracy. greenleft.org.au Leading Socialist Alliance member Peter Boyle joins the Green Left Show to discuss the manufactured outpouring of pro-monarchist propaganda, the push for a republic and what real democratic change would look like.
(2022-09-20). Monday 9/19: DDS / Regional Center Protest. indybay.org Department of Developmental Services (DDS) | 1215 O Street | Sacramento, Ca…
(2022-09-20). Australia: More than 3,000 COVID-19 deaths in residential aged care this year. wsws.org Since the May 21 federal election, more than 1, 0 aged care residents have died from the virus, exposing Labor's promise to bring "dignity, quality and humanity back into aged care" as an utter fraud.
(2022-09-20). National Day gets underway with huge flower basket. ecns.cn Workers decorate an artificial flower basket at the Tiananmen Square ahead of the National Day holiday in Beijing, Sept. 19, 2022. Flower displays have been set up in Beijing to celebrate the upcoming National Day.
(2022-09-20). A conversation with film historian Max Alvarez about Hollywood blacklist victim, actress Marsha Hunt (1917—2022): "The entertainment industry hierarchy is … more acquiescent than ever" wsws.org Hunt was one of last surviving victims of the Hollywood blacklist of the late 1940s and early 19 s. Never a Communist Party member, she nonetheless became identified with opposition to the vicious witch-hunting in the film industry.
(2022-09-20). Grass-roots railroaders' movement to picket September 21 against proposed pact. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—A grass-roots movement of railroaders, who believe their national union leaders fell short of getting them what they deserve in a tentative agreement the Biden administration brokered between their unions and freight railroads, will conduct informational picketing nationally on September 21. The organization, Rail Labor for Coordinated Bargaining in 2025—which is when the next contract …
(2022-09-20). "Will wants to abolish the tier system. I say yes!": Broad support for Will Lehman's campaign for UAW president at Ford Michigan Assembly. wsws.org Many workers at shift change said they had learned about the campaign already and were in support of it. "I'm getting the texts, and I'm planning to vote for him," was a common refrain.
(2022-09-20). Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación máxima de 700 MW en el horario diurno. cubadebate.cu En el día de ayer se afectó el servicio por déficit de capacidad de generación las 24 horas del día. La máxima afectación en el horario de la noche fue 1091 MW a las 20: 50 horas, coincidiendo con la hora pico. Se estima una afectación máxima de 700 MW en el horario diurno. Para el horario pico, se pronostica la entrada de la unidad 6 de la CTE Rente con 50 MW.
(2022-09-20). Trabajadores marcharán por derechos laborales en Panamá. telesurtv.net El secretario general de Conusi llamó a los trabajadores a participar en el mitin fijado para el próximo jueves.
(2022-09-19). Sunday 9/25: Surge of Book Banning: Ominous Move toward Fascist America.Needed:Resistance & Revolution. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley, CA…
(2022-09-19). NATO Prolongs the Ukraine Proxy War and Global Unrest. libya360.wordpress.com Aaron Maté With diplomacy thwarted, the US and its allies plan for "open-ended" military and economic warfare against Russia, no matter the costs at home and abroad. The Ukrainian military's routing of Russian forces from Kharkiv, which relied extensively on US planning, weaponry and intelligence, has sparked triumphant declarations that the tide has turned. According to The Atlantic's Anne…
(2022-09-19). Ukraine: War, Statecraft, and Geopolitical Conflict—the Nuclear Danger. transcend.org 14 Sep 2022 – The risk of nuclear escalation in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been a subject of considerable debate in the United States among scholars, policy analysts and media commentators. These debates reveal a broad spectrum of views from those who dismiss Russian references to nuclear capabilities as mere saber rattling to those who worry that if Russian President Vladimir Putin finds his back to the wall in Ukraine, he may resort to tactical nuclear strikes.
(2022-09-19). How the US is Using the Azeri-Armenian Conflict to "Extend" Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Many have noted the suspicious and very convenient timing regarding Azerbaijan-Armenia hostilities which serve as an additional distraction for Russia amid its special military operation in Ukraine and its ongoing operations in Syria. In addition to a recent visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Armenia, anti-CSTO protests promoted by US government-funded media organizations…
(2022-09-19). 13 Civilians Fell Victims Of Precision Strike By Ukrainian Nazis In Donetsk (Photos, Videos 21+). southfront.org 
On September 19, Ukrainian militants committed another war crime against civilians in the Donetsk People's Republic which remained unnoticed by the global media. | In the morning a precise strike hit the bus stop and a grocery store on the Baku Commissars Square in the Kuibyshev district of the city of Donetsk. As a result of the inhumane attack of the Ukrainian military at least 13 civilians were killed, including two children, many more civilians were wounded. | According to the Represent…
(2022-09-19). Zelensky And NATO Plan To Transform Post-War Ukraine Into 'A Big Israel'. popularresistance.org Just forty days after Russia's military campaign began inside Ukraine, Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky told reporters that in the future, his country would be like "a big Israel." The following day, one of Israel's top promoters in the Democratic Party published an op-ed in NATO's official think tank exploring how that could be executed. | Zelensky made his prediction while speaking to reporters on April 5, rejecting the idea that Kiev would remain neutral in future conflicts between NATO, the European Union, and Russia. According to Zelensky, his country would never be like Switzerland (which coincidentall…
(2022-09-19). Gas and Weather To Deal Blows To European Companies: Economist. telesurenglish.net The severity of the problem is decided by factors including geography and the industrial structure of a country. Countries with longer and colder winters and those with large, energy-hungry industrial sectors will be more vulnerable to high gas prices. | The logo of Russia's energy giant Gazprom is seen at a petrol station in Moscow, Russia, on April 28, 2022.
(2022-09-19). Russian airstrike in Syria's Idlib kills 45 terrorists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) — Forty-five members of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group have been killed in a Russian airstrike in Syria's Idlib province.
(2022-09-19). Tech Workers Demand Google and Amazon End Contract That Fuels Israeli Apartheid. transcend.org 9 Sep 2022 – Google and Amazon employees are pressuring their companies to drop a $1.2 billion cloud computing project that will harm Palestinians.
(2022-09-19). ELECTION INSIDER: Who's Buying The Midterms? levernews.com As we rapidly approach the country's November midterm elections, corporate media seems uninterested in one of the biggest threats to democracy: Billionaires and Big Business using huge sums of money to try to secretly buy elections on both sides of the aisle.Increasingly, a small handful of donors hold outsized influence in American elections, thanks in large part to the Supreme Court's 2010 ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which gave wealthy donors and special interest groups license to spend unlimited cash on elections. This year is no exception.We know little to nothing about some o…
(2022-09-19). Drastic increases in commodity prices pummel Peruvian working class. wsws.org Peru's central bank continues to raise its inflation estimate and raise interest rates in response, further crushing the working class…
(2022-09-19). British monarchy flaunts its vast wealth while workers suffer. liberationnews.org 
While an enormous amount of public resources are devoted to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth — what essentially amounts to a celebration of the institution of the monarchy in England — the country's working class is responding to the global inflation crisis with a strike wave.
(2022-09-19). UNICEF warns of worsening child malnutrition in Sri Lanka. wsws.org Fearing the resumption of mass protests and strikes, Wickremesinghe's claim that "no citizen should be starved and no child malnourished" is a desperate attempt to hide the social catastrophe, even as his government prepares to unleash new IMF austerity measures.
(2022-09-19). Red Theory: What is neo-colonialism? fightbacknews.org In the previous two articles in this series, we've discussed imperialism, or monopoly capitalism, which Lenin called "the last stage of capitalism." We explained how imperialism and monopoly capitalism are synonymous, the laws of motion inherent in capitalism that lead to imperialism, how imperialism means war, and how imperialism has affected the national question. In our last article, we talked about how and why the contradiction between imperialism and the national liberation movements is the principal contradiction on a world scale. | In 1916, Lenin wrote, "Imperialism, as the highest stage of capitalism in…
(2022-09-19). Somalia: Clan Revolt Threatens the Future of al-Shabaab. libya360.wordpress.com The Somali government is using all means of war to defeat terrorists from all regions of the country. Clan support for the Somali army has confused and weakened the jihadists. Mogadishu-analysts agree that the Somali government is trying to invest the so-called popular revolution against the jihadist al-Shabaab movement in some federal states to be…
(2022-09-19). The queen's funeral and the spectre of war and revolution. wsws.org The significance of Elizabeth II's funeral is well illustrated by reference to a previous British royal funeral, more than a century earlier, that of Edward VII.
(2022-09-19). Railroad workers' opposition builds to sellout deal to block national strike. wsws.org Nervous statements in the corporate press warn that Wednesday's deal reached with the rail unions could "fall apart" under the weight of amid rank-and-file anger.
(2022-09-19). Abolish the Need for Student Debt With Free Public Higher Ed. commondreams.org Taxing the extremely wealthy and corporations more fairly to pay for student debt relief is an important step toward equity, but it still leaves borrowers like me with plenty left to pay. And it doesn't address the underlying problem.
(2022-09-19). Diary of a socialist Amazon worker: "Why is it so hot in the warehouses?" wsws.org The Amazon worker writes, "Why are warehouses so unbearably hot at Amazon and at other warehouses and workplaces across the country and around the world? The answer is capitalism."
(2022-09-19). Workers Building New US Embassy in Honduras Strike Over Severed Fingers, Illegal Contracts. orinocotribune.com By Judy Ancel — Sep 12, 2022 | The Biden administration has pledged that "the United States will work with governments to strengthen… the enforcement of labor laws, promote decent work, and support workers in exercising their freedom of association and collective bargaining rights," as one of four pillars of its strategy to address the root causes of migration from Central America. | In Honduras today the US has an opportunity to practice this with the 1,100 workers it has hired to build a new embassy. But it's blowing it. | Instead, police have been called in to bust a strike that's been going on at the…
(2022-09-19). Jeanette Merrill °Presente! — 'You have to be a partisan in the class struggle'. workers.org 
Buffalo, New York The class struggle lost our very partisan comrade Jeanette Fusco Merrill in the 90th year of her revolutionary life in August. Jeanette was a founding member of Workers World Party, for decades a National Committee member and a member of the Steering Committee of the Buffalo branch. . . . |
(2022-09-19). Haiti explodes with cries of 'down with misery'. workers.org 
Since August 22, the date when the Haitian Revolution began in 1791, hundreds of thousands of Haitians have taken to the streets in every city and many towns to repeatedly say "down with misery." Marche in Hinche (Ench in Creyol), Haiti. Banner in Creyol gives the date and place of . . . |
(2022-09-19). Charter Flights To Connect Caracas – Bogota: Conviasa. telesurenglish.net Conviasa's president, Ramón Velázquez Araguayán, announced that such air connection would begin on September 26 and added: "We are organizing all the documents to establish the regular route." | RELATED: | Velázquez Araguayán, also Minister of Transport, said work is being done on incorporating other airlines. "We are at the work tables, Conviasa is going to start on September 26, and the range is open for all Venezuelan airlines." | "Aviation…
(2022-09-19). 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Central Mexico, One Death. telesurenglish.net Today, the National Seismological Service reported an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4, 59 kilometers south of Coalcomán, Michoacán, at 13: 05 local time. The seismic alert was activated in Mexico City. | RELATED: | Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on his official Twitter account, "I was informed by Admiral José Rafael Ojeda Durán, Secretary of the Navy, that a person died when a wall fell from a commerci…
(2022-09-19). Seven Former Brazilian Presidential Candidates Support Lula. telesurenglish.net On Monday, seven former presidential candidates from diverse political tendencies called on Brazilians to support Workers' Party candidate Lula da Silva in the October 2 elections, when far-right President Jair Bolsonaro will seek re-election for the 2023-2027 term. | RELATED: | This public call was made during a meeting in Sao Paulo that brought together ecologist Marina Silva, socialists Luciana Genro and Guilher…
(2022-09-19). Five years after Hurricane Maria: Puerto Ricans continue to struggle. workers.org 
A Call to Action on Puerto Rico, a U.S.-based collective with an anti-colonial, pro-independence perspective stated, "Given the damages caused by Hurricane Fiona, we demand that Gobernador Pierluisi issue an executive order requesting that AEE (Electric Power Authority) recruit all the men and women displaced and retired from AEE to . . . |
(2022-09-19). PSL Editorial — Hurricane Fiona exposes cruelty of U.S. colonial rule of Puerto Rico. liberationnews.org 
Over a century of U.S. colonial rule — including cruel policies imposed just in the last few years — has left Puerto Rico ill-prepared for this disaster.
(2022-09-19). US Is Becoming A 'Developing Country' On Global Rankings. popularresistance.org The United States may regard itself as a "leader of the free world," but an index of development released in July 2022 places the country much farther down the list. | In its global rankings, the United Nations Office of Sustainable Development dropped the U.S. to 41st worldwide, down from its previous ranking of 32nd. Under this methodology — an expansive model of 17 categories, or "goals," many of them focused on the environment and equity — the U.S. ranks between Cuba and Bulgaria. Both are widely regarded as developing countries. | The U.S. is also now considered a "flawed democracy," according to…
(2022-09-19). Protests Across Austria Demand Solution To Cost Of Living Crisis. popularresistance.org On Saturday, September 17, trade unions and other working class sections hit the streets across Austria protesting the government's inefficiency in tackling the ongoing cost of living crisis. The protests called by the Austrian Trade Union Federation (OGB) saw the participation of various groups including the Party of Labor of Austria (PdA), Youth Front, Communist Youth of Austria (KJO), Communist Party of Austria (KPO), and Links, among others. Marches were held in cities in all federal States including Vienna, Eisenstadt, Bruck an der Mur, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Bregenz, Lower Austria, and Upper Austria. Accordin…
(2022-09-19). Democracy Now Interviews Dr. Gabor Maté on New Book, "The Myth of Normal" scheerpost.com Dr. Gabor Maté discusses how the healthcare system has harmfully promoted the "mechanization of birth," how the lack of social services for parents has led to "a massive abandonment of infants," and how capitalism has fueled addiction and the rise of youth suicide rates.
(2022-09-19). Union wave reaches professional sports as Minor League Baseball players organize. liberationnews.org 
While the MLBPA has represented major league players since 1966, minor league players have historically lacked any union representation. Now, over 5,000 Minor League Baseball players have become unionized.
(2022-09-19). Venezuela Will Go Back to School on October 3. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, September 17, Venezuelan minister of education, Yelitze Santaella, published the academic schedule for the 2022-2023 school year for all grades. | Through her Twitter account, Santaella detailed the academic schedule with the dates of the start of administrative and academic activities in educational institutions. She reported that classes will start next Monday, October 3, for all grades until December 16, making up the first educational term. | The academic schedule will continue as follows: | From September 19 to 30, administrative staff, teachers and workers will resume work for the registratio…
(2022-09-19). Struggle To Save Oak Flats Exposes Ravages Of Colonization, Capitalism. popularresistance.org In 2014, Congress used a midnight rider added to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to hand the Indigenous Sacred Land at Oak Flats in Arizona over to a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, Resolution Copper, to mine, which would destroy the land and pollute the local water. Apache Stronghold and its allies are fighting to protect the land and with it, their cultural identity and religious freedom. A new Bureau of Land Management report and conflict within the Ninth Circuit Court are promising for them. Clearing the FOG speaks with Dr. Wendsler Nosie, Sr. about the significance of Oak Flats and how it exposes the…
(2022-09-19). Colombia's Quiet Revolution. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-19). 'It's Not Over': While Biden Touts Rail Deal, Workers Have Yet to Vote—And Many Remain Skeptical. commondreams.org A national rail strike could still be on the table if rank-and-file workers reject the tentative agreement announced by the White House this week.
(2022-09-19). Mass strike wave sweeps Britain immediately after Queen Elizabeth's funeral. peoplesworld.org 
LONDON—Waves of strike action are to sweep across Britain as tens of thousands of workers unleash their strength following 10 days of restraint in the period before the Queen's funeral today. More than 0 Liverpool dockworkers will be the first in action on Monday night as they strike for two weeks over pay. In Felixstowe, …
(2022-09-19). It's in vogue to be a union member at Vogue magazine. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK (PAI)—Sorry, but we can't resist this: It's now in vogue to be a New York News Guild member at Vogue. That's right, staffers at Vogue magazine and 11 other Condé Nast publications signed so many union election recognition cards for the News Guild-CWA's New York local that bosses granted them voluntary recognition, a.k.a. …
(2022-09-19). Illinois autoworker Travis Baker died after being injured the Belvidere Stellantis plant. One month later, his family has no answers. wsws.org An investigation is reportedly pending in the plant, which has been subjected to unrelenting job cuts as the Stellantis raked in mega-profits.
(2022-09-19). Reinventing Employment with Solidarity Ethics. transcend.org Solidarity ethics offers keys that open many doors. Here I suggest that if not by force of law, then by force of conscience, they oblige everyone to contribute, to the extent that they can, to the creation of employment with dignity for all those who need it.
(2022-09-19). Cola.CU (I): A bet against hoarders and resellers. en.cubadebate.cu Since September 1, 2020, the Cola.CU application has been operating in the capital, aimed at strengthening order in the stores of the Caribe and Cimex chains. The automated system records purchase history and makes it possible to identify the frequency with which people visit these facilities, as well as the products they purchase. The idea -which arose in the midst of covid-19- was promoted by the Union of Informatics of Cuba and developed by the Eureka Scientific Group of the "José Antonio Echeverría" Technological University of Havana (Cujae), led by Professor Joaquín Pina Amargos.
(2022-09-19). Illinois autoworker Travis Baker died after being injured at the Belvidere Stellantis plant; one month later, his family has no answers. wsws.org An investigation is reportedly pending in the plant, which has been subjected to unrelenting job cuts as the Stellantis raked in mega-profits.
(2022-09-19). Oppose the anti-democratic shutdown of the EMU faculty strike! wsws.org EMU faculty should decisively vote down the sellout contract being foisted on them by the AAUP and begin now to organize independently of the union bureaucracy.
(2022-09-19). Havana Ballet Festival will begin on October 20. en.cubadebate.cu From October 20 to November 13 of this year, the 27th Alicia Alonso International Ballet Festival of Havana will be held, which, precisely starting on the Day of Cuban Culture, will begin the celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the National Ballet of Cuba, which will last until the last months of 2023. The Organizing Committee of the Festival, which is chaired by the prima ballerina Viengsay Valdés, general director of the National Ballet of Cuba, has announced that a series of performances of the great romantic ballet Giselle…
(2022-09-19). Australian workers striking at highest rate in almost two decades. wsws.org The growth of industrial action highlights the need for workers to break with the unions and form independent rank-and-file committees.
(2022-09-19). New Zealand: Auckland University of Technology sacks over 230 staff. wsws.org The fresh assault on tertiary sector jobs follows 700 staff cuts at the height of the COVID pandemic, none of which were opposed by the Tertiary Education Union.
(2022-09-19). With Ontario government plotting to ban education strikes, workers demand to know how unions plan to respond. wsws.org Worker anger over the education unions' refusal to oppose the Ford government's onslaught on their wages and conditions found expression in a recent exchange between a rank-and-file OSBCU member and Laura Walton, the union's president and lead negotiator.
(2022-09-19). "I know about Will and think he's the best candidate running": Toledo Jeep workers welcome rank-and-file campaign for UAW president. wsws.org Although the UAW apparatus has done everything to keep information about the first-ever vote for the union's top leadership well concealed, several workers at the factory were familiar with Will's campaign and said they planned to vote for him next month.
(2022-09-19). Want to wear union gear at work? NLRB says go for it. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (PAI)—Workers can wear union insignia, such as buttons and patches, on the job in most cases, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled. Firms can legally ban it only when they prove "special circumstances" justify their action, case by case. In the 3-2 decision along party lines, the full board ruled for the United …
(2022-09-19). The Military-Industrial Complex Offensive/ By Manlio Dinucci. marktaliano.net 
(2022-09-19). "We are ready to vote 'no' because this fails to meet student and community needs": Seattle teacher opposes union-backed sell out contract. wsws.org "My colleagues in my building are frustrated, angry, and upset. We are here first and foremost for our students, and it angers us to see the district leverage that against us in bargaining (and to see our union let them get away with it). However, we are still ready to fight and to vote 'no' on the TA becauseit fails to meet student and community needs."
(2022-09-19). German trade unions and employers conspire against the working class in a new round of the "Concerted Action" wsws.org Wages, social gains and jobs can only be defended in a rebellion against the unions and their policy of "social partnership."
(2022-09-19). Seattle educators: Vote "no" on the sellout tentative agreement! wsws.org The strike was ended through with an entirely undemocratic process and the resultant TA meets none of the teachers' demands.
(2022-09-19). The Military-Industrial Complex Offensive. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-19). Climate Crisis and the Age of the Super-Typhoon: Storms Batter Puerto Rico, Pakistan, Japan, and Shanghai. commondreams.org New, unprecedented disasters are striking daily.
(2022-09-19). Illinois autoworker Travis Baker died after being injured at the Belvidere Stellantis plant. One month later, his family has no answers. wsws.org An investigation is reportedly pending in the plant, which has been subjected to unrelenting job cuts as the Stellantis raked in mega-profits.
(2022-09-19). Turkey launches new airstrikes on villages in Iraq's Duhok. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) — Iraqi informed source reported on Monday that several villages in the Dohuk province in Northern Iraq came under attack by Turkish air forces.
(2022-09-19). Presidente de Colombia expone a Guterres esfuerzos por lograr la paz total. telesurtv.net Guterres reiteró a Petro la disposición de la ONU a colaborar con su Gobierno en la consolidación de la paz, y "proteger a las comunidades de la violencia".
(2022-09-19). Gobierno colombiano se reúne con grupo disidente de las FARC. telesurtv.net El comisionado de paz de Colombia le explicó a los representantes de la disidencia del grupo insurgente el concepto de la Paz Total.
(2022-09-19). Con el dengue tenemos que actuar de forma acelerada y sin demoras. cubadebate.cu Cuba acumula experiencia en el enfrentamiento al dengue. Y precisamente en esa experiencia se basa también la prioridad que concedemos al papel del personal médico y de enfermería en los diferentes niveles de atención, como también al accionar de nuestra población, tanto en los centros laborales y escolares como en las comunidades.
(2022-09-19). Unión Eléctrica informa afectación de 890 MW para el horario pico. cubadebate.cu Este lunes se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2160 MW y una demanda máxima de 2980 MW, para un déficit de 820 MW. Por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 890 MW en este horario. Se implementan las medidas de restricción del consumo en el sector estatal.
