John Leslie
Historic Union Vote at Starbucks
Starbucks workers in Buffalo are taking a historic vote to form their first union at several stores in the area. The company, unsurprisingly, is doing everything it can to bust the union drive.
John Leslie
December 8, 2021The MOVE House Bombing, 35 Years Later
35 years ago, on May 13, longstanding tensions between MOVE, a black liberation group, and the Philadelphia Police Department erupted horrifically when the police dropped bombs on their homes. Eleven people were killed, including five children and the founder of the organization. Sixty-one homes were destroyed, and more than 250 citizens were left homeless.
John Leslie
May 13, 2020The Unions Must Fight Against Right to Work!
Republicans in Congress have introduced amendments to the National Labor Relations Act and Railway Labor Act aimed at crippling the right to organize a union. Such national “Right-To-Work” legislation has long been on the wish list of the right wing and big business and is aimed at gutting the ability of the unions to finance themselves and fight back against the bosses’ agenda. The proposed legislation would target the union shop and the unions’ right to collect fees for representation.
John Leslie
February 2, 20171917: Black Troops Rebel Against Jim Crow in Houston
The year was 1917. Black Troops in Houston rebel against police violence and against Jim Crow.
John Leslie
December 17, 2016“Right-to-work” laws –what they are and how to fight them
High at the top of the GOP and big business wish list for the New Year is a National Right-To-Work (RTW) law aimed at gutting the ability of the unions to finance themselves and fight back against the bosses’ agenda. What is RTW and how can we fight it?
John Leslie
December 15, 2016After a Trump Victory, We Will Fight Back!
A Trump victory is a blow against the working class. In the face of a racist, sexist, xenophobic President, we must fight back!
John Leslie
November 10, 2016Israel, Palestine, Anti-Semitism and the US Left
Once the flagship of US Trotskyism, the US Socialist Workers Party is reduced to a rubber life raft of derailed sectarianism. The SWP was for decades a proponent of the liberation of the Palestinian people, but in recent years has changed to a position that can only be called a tragic adaptation to Zionism.
John Leslie
September 13, 2016After Dallas: Continue the Struggle for Justice!
Black people in the U.S. are under attack. There is a clear pattern of police violence against the Black community, including extrajudicial murders which go unpunished by a racist criminal justice system. The Black Lives Matter movement is fighting back and not giving in to pressure from cops and politicians.
John Leslie
July 11, 2016Unemployment and Poverty, Inherent Features of Capitalism
Millions of workers in the U.S. and around the world struggle to survive, often working low-wage, part-time jobs with no benefits. These victims of capitalism's drive for profits must be at the center of a working class fightback. Without a working class alternative, rightists like Trump will step in to masquerade as champions of working people.
John Leslie
July 7, 2016Philadelphia Solidarity with Teachers in Oaxaca
Philadelphia holds a vigil in solidarity with teachers in Oaxaca.
John Leslie
June 29, 2016The Night Shift: Capitalism’s Silent Killer
Millions work night shifts to satisfy the capitalist system’s around-the-clock drive for profits, which poses a serious threat to the health of night workers. Time for a fight back to reclaim the daylight and our health.
John Leslie
June 21, 2016