Anasse Kazib: The Socialist Worker Captivating the French Media

The strike in France against a planned pension reform has entered its 50th day. One aspect of the movement that has not been highlighted in many media reports is that the weeks of sustained struggle and demonstrations has produced a workers vanguard in which the revolutionary left has a lot of influence.

France Enters Second Month of National Strike

As union leaders negotiate with the government behind the backs of their rank and file, France’s workers continue to strike against Macron’s plan to overhaul the pension system. Yesterday’s national day of action occurred alongside a 96-hour blockade of eight oil refineries around the country and brought hundreds of thousands of people into the streets.

General Strike Expected to Bring a Fifth of India’s Population into the Streets

On Wednesday, Jan 8, 250 million people are estimated to go on strike in a Nationwide General Strike in India. This comes on the heels of a month-long protests against the current political regime that have drawn hundreds of thousands to the streets.

Building Power at the Point of Production

Many people on the Left believe that the United States is "deindustrialized." In fact, the US has the world's second largest manufacturing industry. In this guest post, a factory worker from Los Angeles argues that the Left needs to be part of the industrial proletariat. 

Prospects of the General Strike in France

The success of the December 5 national strike and its continuation, as well as the renewal of the strike in several strategic sectors such as transportation, show a qualitative leap in the class struggle in France and perhaps even globally.

Wildcat Strike at UCSC Enters Second Week

The graduate students of the University of California, Santa Cruz are teaching an end-of-semester lesson on the art of the wild-cat strike by fighting the boss and the union bureaucracy. Not a grade will be submitted until the university submits to giving the graduate students what they deserve.

Mass Mobilizations in France Against Macron’s Pension Reform

This Wednesday, the French government unveiled the details of its proposed pension reform. Tuesday marked the second day of mass mobilization, while an ongoing general strike had already paralyzed the country for six days.

The Protests in Colombia Aren’t Over

While the union and movement leadership negotiates with Duque's government, the protests in Colombia continue.

Low-Wage Workers Shut Down Airports Across the Country, Demand Better Pay and Affordable Health Care

With a strike authorization already on the table, Tuesday’s actions could be the first step toward a bigger nationwide strike of airport workers.