(2022-06-15). Amid strike wave across France, Macron calls to rearm against Russia. wsws.org Citing NATO's war on Russia, the French government is preparing a massive increase in military spending, social cuts, and laws to impose speed-up in industry.
(2022-06-15). New York City 'March Against Union-Busting Billionaires' keeps the struggle in the streets. workers.org 
New York City The June 7 Starbucks union win in Memphis, Tennessee, showed that the bosses' tried-and-true, union-busting tactics aren't working like they used to. In the face of the February racist firing of the Memphis 7, election tampering by the bosses and constant anti-union interference, workers at that store . . . |
(2022-06-15). Syrian parliament denounces proposed Turkish aggression as an occupation. peoplesdispatch.org Turkey announced last month that its forces will resume operations inside northern Syria to create "safe zone" as a buffer against possible terrorist strikes by Kurdish forces…
(2022-06-15). The British rail strike: Mobilise the entire working class against the Johnson government! wsws.org The strikes and ballots in the UK are part of a growing wave of militancy worldwide provoked by the same desperate cost-of-living crisis.
(2022-06-15). "It's like a death sentence in that place": Former Caterpillar Mapleton foundry worker speaks out following death of Steven Dierkes. wsws.org A number of current and former workers at the global heavy equipment giant have contacted the WSWS in recent days to speak out about the dangerous conditions they frequently confront.
(2022-06-15). 2022 California Juneteenth – National Freedom Day. indybay.org In the coming years over 100 California cities with @100,000+ residents will begin to discover our unique California Juneteenth Legacy, helping manifest equity and greater inclusion throughout the 5th largest economy in the world. Today, "Mining for Freedom" or the authentic "Golden Legacy" of our California USCT who fought, bleed and died for freedom is a fierce debate impacting future generation.
(2022-06-15). Trump denounces January 6 hearings as "treasonous" and repeats baseless claims of a "stolen election" wsws.org Trump's diatribe was pitched both to the November mid-term elections and the 2024 presidential election, and to the cultivation of a fascist, extra-constitutional movement to be thrown against the growing movement of the working class.
(2022-06-15). "KPFA Protector's" Supporter & Multi-Millionaire Property Owner. indybay.org KPFA "Protectors" supporter Matthew Hallinan has now supported the removal of District Attorney Chesin Boudin saying that it is "It's grow-up time in America."
(2022-06-14). China's industrial economy grows leaps and bounds in past decade. ecns.cn China's resolute efforts over the past decade to make its industrial economy grow huge and robust have resulted in this sector being more competitive and resilient in a world fraught with uncertainties and risks.
(2022-06-15). "It's hard to believe they work for us": Central Indiana Kroger workers speak out against rejected UFCW contract. wsws.org Workers have rightfully called out the UFCW negotiators on social media forums as working in the interests of the company during the negotiations.
(2022-06-15). South Korean union reaches sellout deal with government in attempt to shut down truck drivers' strike. wsws.org The CTS union is trying to send drivers back to work today without even a vote on the deal, which in fact commits the government to absolutely nothing.
(2022-06-15). Democracy, General Strikes & Fascism At AFL-CIO With David Van Deusen Pres Vermont AFL-CIO. indybay.org WorkWeek interviews Vermont AFL-CIO president David Van Deusen about the two resolutions that they submitted for democracy in the AFL-CIO and the need to prepare to organize a general strike against the rise of fascism an another insurrection and attempted coup. The AFL-CIO executive council tabled both.
(2022-06-15). With contract expiration for dockworkers looming, Biden makes warmongering speech at Los Angeles ports. wsws.org The Biden administration is working with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in a desperate bid to prevent a walkout by more than 20,000 West Coast dockworkers.
(2022-06-15). Spanish unions work with PSOE-Podemos government against postal, metalworkers strikes. wsws.org Unions affiliated to the ruiling parties are working to impose real pay cuts and block the emergence of strikes against the government.
(2022-06-15). Wednesday 6/15: Labor History: A key to unlocking workers' power today. indybay.org Online via Zoom | To register: bit.ly/FSFD-Labor…
(2022-06-15). Strike at university hospitals in North Rhine-Westphalia. wsws.org The so-called "Relief Collective Agreement" being promoted by the trade union Verdi is designed to deflect the anger and willingness to fight of hospital workers.
(2022-06-15). WCCUSD Union Busting Attack On Adult School Teachers United Leadership. indybay.org The WCCUSD school district terminated the president and vice president of the Adult School Teachers United in a union busting attack. The president Ken Ryan and vice president Kristen Pursley discuss their termination, the reason behind it and the attack on adult education and ESL by not only the District by the Democrats in the legislature and governor.
(2022-06-15). Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Patients, Executive Director Highlighted in American Association for Cancer Research Cancer Disparities Progress Report. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The American Association for Cancer Research today released its Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2022. The publication aims to raise awareness of the enormous toll that cancer exacts on racial and ethnic minorities and other diverse and medically underserved populations in the United States while highlighting areas of recent progress in reducing cancer health disparities. The report also provides specific recommendations for achieving health equity, a fundamental human right for all people regardless…
(2022-06-15). China's industrial output picks up 0.7 pct in May. ecns.cn China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 0.7 percent year on year in May, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Wednesday.
(2022-06-15). 100,000 Turkish doctors strike amid growing global movement of health care workers. wsws.org Amid unprecedented inflation and falls in living standards due to the pandemic and war, Turkish doctors have organized one day national strike for better wages and benefits.
(2022-06-15). Grassroots Organizing: 4 Reasons Starbucks Workers Have Been So Successful Unionizing. commondreams.org If the Starbucks model continues to be successful, it could encourage workers at other companies to adopt the same playbook.
(2022-06-14). Donetsk Has Deadliest Day of Ukrainian Attacks Since 2015. libya360.wordpress.com Lucas Leiroz Once again, Ukrainian forces are bombing civilian regions in Donbass and generating unnecessary casualties. This Monday, June 13, new attacks were reported in commercial areas of the People's Republic of Donetsk. The brutal assaults leave dead and wounded in places outside the military occupation, which should not be targeted by Kiev's forces. Facing…
(2022-06-14). Russian Side To Secure Humanitarian Corridor From Azot Plant In Severodonetsk. southfront.org 
The Russian Defense Ministry announced the opening of a humanitarian corridor from the industrial zone of Severodonetsk to the city of Svatovo, which is under control of the in the Luhansk People's Republic, on June 15. The strategy of the Ukrainian military in the city of Severodonetsk is very similar to the one used at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. | According to the Russian Defence Ministry, the decision was made in response to the request of the Ukrainian side to organize…
(2022-06-14). Wounded Ukrainian soldiers treated in Norway. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagJune 14, 2022 The first wounded soldiers arrived in Norway from Ukraine The first wounded soldiers arrived in Norway from Ukraine. AZERTAC reports that the wounded will be treated in Norwegian hospitals. The humanitarian action is part of Norway's contribution to the European Union's Civil Emergency Plan (UCPM) under a pre-approved scheme for 5 patients. …
(2022-06-14). NATO Proposes Territorial Concessions to Kiev Regime as it Seeks 'Exit Strategy'. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic On 12 June, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg stated that the US-led "defensive alliance" wants to "strengthen Ukraine's position at the negotiating table", but also added that any peace deal would involve "tough negotiations and compromises", apparently including territorial and sovereignty concessions. "Peace is possible," Stoltenberg said, adding, "The only question is what price are…
(2022-06-14). Interview with Venezuelan trade union leader Jacobo Torres de Leon. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! interviewed Venezuelan trade union leader Jacobo Torres de Leon, the international coordinator for the Bolivarian Socialist Council of Workers at the Workers' Summit of the Americas which took place June 10-12 in Tijuana, Mexico. | Fight Back!: Why are you here at the Workers Summit of the Americas? | Jacobo Torres de Leon: We are here as a general response to the exclusion of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua from the USA's Summit of the Americas, on the part of the U.S. administration. They don't have the right to exclude any country. We question this and how they treat the countries of the Americas. Th…
(2022-06-14). Turkey Rains on NATO's Parade. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter Letters of application to NATO from Finland and Sweden, presented to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on May 18. (NATO) On May 18, the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a Norwegian named Jen Stoltenberg, stood on a stage, flanked by the ambassadors to NATO of Finland and Sweden, Klaus Korhonen and Axel…
(2022-06-14). Johnson government legislates to rip up Northern Ireland protocol. wsws.org A course has been set for legal battles and trade war with the European Union.
(2022-06-14). Record profits boost India's corporate sector. peoplesdispatch.org 
The trend was visible from last year but the scale of profits reported by India's listed companies after the financial year ended in March this year is nothing short of mind-boggling. According to latest data by CMIE or Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, companies listed at the BSE (formerly known as Bombay Stock Exchange) have reported a collective profit of Rs.9.3 lakh crore (1 lakh crore rupees is approximately USD 12.8 billion) in 2021-22. This is over 70% more than the previous year and nearly three times more than the average profit earned every year for a decade before the pandemic, that is, between 201…
(2022-06-14). Libya in the Throes of a Serious Political Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Viktor Mikhin After Mohamed al-Menfi, president of the Libyan Presidential Council, met with UN General Secretary António Guterres, he spoke highly of the work done by the UN's mission in Libya "to support the people in reaching a peaceful solution to restore security, stability and peace to the country." However, in reality he was probably…
(2022-06-14). People's Summit for Democracy Ends with a Bold Plan. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Participants of the People's Summit for Democracy protest the exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela from the Summit of the Americas. Photo: Kamikia Kisedje On the final day of the People's Summit, organizers, volunteers, and attendees marched by the hundreds to the Summit of the Americas The organizers of the People's Summit for Democracy were…
(2022-06-14). Seven Stars Bakery Workers In Providence Announce Union Drive. popularresistance.org Workers at three Seven Stars Bakery locations in Providence, Rhode Island publicly announced their intent to unionize with the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 328 on June 10 after they issued a letter to ownership seeking voluntary recognition. | Workers began organizing six months ago when one of the longest serving employees was turned down for a raise, despite years of stellar performance. In response, a group of workers across several locations began talking about how they could improve conditions together.
(2022-06-14). Take Action: Join the March for Return and Liberation in Brussels, October 2022. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network joins in this call from the Masar Badil and encourages all to participate widely in the march for return and liberation in Brussels! Call and Statement: Join the international Palestinian popular march in the heart of Europe Together on the road to return and liberation, towards victory for Palestine! European …
(2022-06-14). CONAIE condemns wrongful arrest of Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza by Ecuadorian security forces. peoplesdispatch.org Iza's arrest came after the first day of an indefinite national strike, called by CONAIE among other Indigenous and peasant organizations against the neoliberal economic policies of President Guillermo Lasso's government, was a success…
(2022-06-14). French Left-led NUPES coalition surges in French assembly polls. peoplesdispatch.org In the first round of French National Assembly elections on Sunday, June 12, the New Ecologic and Social Peoples Union (NUPES), led by leftist leader Jean-Luc Melenchon, achieved a major breakthrough. NUPES secured 25.7% of votes, giving a genuine challenge to the neoliberal Ensemble coalition, led by the French president Emmanuel Macron, which won 25.8% of votes. | Four candidates from NUPES have already won in the first round, with the Macronists securing one seat. Around 417 candidates front the Ensemble and 380 candidates from NUPES will contest run-offs. The far-right National Rally (RN) led by Marine Le Pen…
(2022-06-14). Justice for Patrick Lyoya. workers.org 
Patrick Lyoya was a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant, who had his whole life to look forward to until it was tragically cut short by a bullet to the back of his head. That bullet came from the gun of a white police officer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on April 4, which . . . |
(2022-06-14). Slip slidin' away—the disappearing practice of overtime pay. mronline.org 
Slip slidin' away—that is what tends to happen to pro-worker reforms in our economic system. Things are structured so that without constant vigilance and struggle on our part, gains are gradually undone. A case in point: overtime pay.
(2022-06-14). Workers' Summit of the Americas opposes imperialism. workers.org 
The Workers' Summit of the Americas, a coalition of more than 50 trade unions and social organizations from North and South America, met in Tijuana, Mexico, on June 10-12. They gathered in response to the exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the Ninth Summit of the Americas, organized by . . . |
(2022-06-14). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — June 14, 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…
(2022-06-14). Daily Round-up| Ecuadorian movements on indefinite national strike and more stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode we take a look at the strike by Ecuadorian people's movements, the resignation of the Sadrists in Iraq and the violence in Sudar's Darfur…
(2022-06-14). The World Is Looking At You. thesaker.is By Batiushka for The Saker A huge and historic injustice took place in Europe in 1914, which over the next four years left many, many millions dead. Who was responsible?>
(2022-06-14). Nurses need a winning strategy for contract fight at Michigan Medicine. wsws.org Nurses must mobilize now and prepare strike action on June 30 to win their contract struggle.
(2022-06-14). Internationalist Solidarity And Support For Disappeared Defenders. popularresistance.org Friends of the Earth International expresses its concern, indignation and condemnation at the disappearance of Brazilian indigenist activist Bruno Araújo Pereira and Dom Phillips, a British journalist and contributor to The Guardian newspaper. | The two men disappeared on the morning of June 5 in the indigenous territory Vale do Javari, in Brazil's Amazonas state. The defenders were last seen as they made their way from the community of Ribeirinha Sà£o Rafael to the town of Atalaia do Norte (where they were expected). Both men were working on a project with the Indigenous group Unión de Organizaciones Indíg…
(2022-06-14). Ultrafast lasers used to probe next-generation cells. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have tracked the first fractions of a second after light strikes cells, providing insights into how they produce electricity.
(2022-06-14). Scottish nurses threaten pay strike in "broken" National Health Service. wsws.org Hailed as "heroes" during the coronavirus pandemic, nurses and health care workers throughout the UK have also confronted spiralling work pressures, with staff shortages putting patients at risk.
(2022-06-14). Labor's 2022 election work to be driven from the bottom up. peoplesworld.org 
PHILADELPHIA—Organized labor's political campaign this year will be driven from the bottom up, emphasizing issues, as state federations and central labor councils make the key political decisions and then fit candidates into the issue matrix for endorsement decisions. So says Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten, chair of the federation's committee on relations with and responsibilities …
(2022-06-14). Hunger strikers protest solitary confinement conditions in Pennsylvania. workers.org 
June 11 — Eleven incarcerated workers at Pennsylvania's State Correctional Institution-Greene started a hunger strike June 7. As of this writing, their numbers have grown to 20. They are confined in what the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections calls the Intensive Management Unit (IMU), but prisoners call it "the hole." This . . . |
(2022-06-14). Rising US Firearm Deaths During Pandemic Linked to Poverty. jamanetwork.com Firearm homicide rates rose by more than a third during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, according to a CDC Vital Signs report. The firearm homicide rate per 100‚ÄØ000 increased from 4.6 in 2019 to 6.1 in 2020—the highest rate since 1994. Communities disproportionately affected by poverty, systemic inequity, and structural racism incurred the heaviest loss of life due to rising gun violence.
(2022-06-14). Amazon fires Staten Island organizer in what workers see as anti-union retaliation. peoplesworld.org 
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.—On June 9, Pasquale "Pat" Cioffi, a worker and lead organizer with the Amazon Labor Union, was fired by Amazon from his job at the company's JFK8 warehouse. The attack is part of a larger campaign of worker repression since JFK8's successful unionization on April 1, 2022. The company has continued to terminate …
(2022-06-14). "The unions work together with the managers": UK rail workers speak out ahead of national strike. wsws.org World Socialist Web Site reporters have been speaking to rail workers across the country ahead of next week's planned national rail strike.
(2022-06-14). Reflections On The Dispute Over The South China/ East Vietnam/ West Philippines/ North Indonesia Sea. southfront.org 
Written by Daniel Edgar, exclusively for South Front | It has finally happened, growing from slow beginnings to become a major strategic factor in the geopolitical calculations in the Asia-Pacific region, one of the worst nightmares of Chinese geopoliticists and super-Patriots. India has joined and copied the US containment strategy against its arch foe in the Asia Pacific region, launching a belated 'diplomatic' charm offensive and industrial/ commercial marketing campaign in an…
(2022-06-14). Eight ISIL leaders killed in Iraq airstrike. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) — Iraqi sources on Tuesday announced that eight ISIL leaders were killed in airstrikes launched by the Iraqi Air Force on their hideouts in the country.
(2022-06-14). Iran, Turkmenistan ink MoU to strengthen bilateral coop. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) — A joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked between Iran's Caretaker Minister of Labor, Cooperatives and Social Welfare and Turkmen Minister of Labor and Social Protection in Tehran on Tuesday to bolster cooperation.
(2022-06-14). Arriva Yorkshire bus strike enters second week as bus workers defy de facto pay cut. wsws.org The action by drivers and engineers at five bus garages across Arriva Yorkshire has brought its services to a standstill across most of the county.
(2022-06-14). LGBTQ+ New York vs. right-wing DeSantis. workers.org 
Outrage flared in New York City's LGBTQ+ community with news that Florida's ultraright-wing Gov. Ron DeSantis was scheduled to speak June 12 at a high-profile political event at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan. In March, he signed the infamous "Don't Say Gay" bill that used sweeping language to prohibit or limit . . . |
(2022-06-14). Manuel Tiago's 'The Slackers': A conversation with the translator. peoplesworld.org 
International Publishers has just released The Slackers and Other Stories, the fifth volume of fiction by Manuel Tiago, the pen name for àÅlvaro Cunhal, the longtime leader of the Portuguese Communist Party. People's World sat down with our staff writer Eric A. Gordon, who created the translation from Portuguese into English. C.J. Atkins: First of …
(2022-06-14). London Rail Workers Speak Out Ahead Of National Strike. popularresistance.org Rail workers across London spoke to campaign teams from the World Socialist Web Site ahead of the largest national rail strike since 1989. | 50,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will strike on June 21, 23 and 25, against wage, job and pension cuts. The government is planning an historic attack on the industry under its "Great British Railways" scheme. RMT and Unite members on the London Underground and train drivers represented by the ASLEF union are also due to walk out. | Reporters found a widening demand for united strike action to confront this threat in transport and throughout the…
(2022-06-13). Interview with Black Lives Matter organizer at Workers' Summit of the Americas. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! interviews Josh Higginbotham, Organizer and Director of Research and Development for Black Lives Matter-Oklahoma City, at the Workers' Summit of the Americas which took place June 10-12 in Tijuana, Mexico. | Fight Back!: Why are you here? | Josh Higginbotham: I am here to stand in solidarity with the nations that were excluded from the summit of the Americas, that are specifically targeted by USA sanctions, bureaucratic terrorism. We are the BLM presence from Oklahoma. | Fight Back!: Why should BLM stand in solidarity with these countries? | Higginbotham: It is very easily recognizable that U.S. forei…
(2022-06-13). Next 100 Days of Ukraine War. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR Ukrainian casualties in the conflict are running at a rate of somewhere between 600 and 1,000 a day, according to Guardian. The New York-based Council on Foreign Relations held a videoconference on May 31 titled Russia's War in Ukraine: How does it end? The president of the think tank Richard Haas chaired the panel…