Campaign for the Release of Student-worker Activists in China Takes off

In recent years, the Chinese government has ramped up repression against union activists and students organizing in universities. The last episode has been the arrest in May of this year of 29 activists demanding the right to form a union at the Jasic Technology factory in Shenzhen.

General Strike Mobilizes Costa Rica

San Jose—The Costa Rican working class has again burst onto the stage of history. Public-sector workers have launched a countrywide general strike against the government’s austerity plan to deal with the country’s fiscal crisis.

South Korean Communication Workers Strike Against Casualized Labor

Sixteen hundred South Korean workers are on strike against SK Broadband as part of a struggle against irregular jobs and low wages. They demand job security, safe workplace and living wages.

Over 160 dockworkers face dismissal in the Port of Buenos Aires

Around 160 dockworkers in the Port of Buenos Aires, Argentina have been handed telegrams advising them of their impending dismissal from Terminales Río de la Plata (TRP). In response, workers have established a protest camp outside the terminal gates, and a process of government-mediated compulsory conciliation has begun.

All Strikes of Public Sector Workers are Now Political Strikes

Left Voice speaks with Marxist labor historian Nelson Lichtenstein on the lessons of the Teachers’ Spring and the signs of a resurgent labor movement in the U.S.

[VIDEO] Hilton Stamford Boycott

The Hilton Boycott is gathering steam with more and more groups refusing to use the hotel until the workers have won the contract they demand. Support Hilton workers!

Teamsters Local 251 Strike at DHLNH Pawtucket, RI

Teamsters Local 251 Strike at DHLNH Pawtucket, RI. Support Teamster Local 251 in their fight for healthcare, safe working conditions and fair wages. For more info: https://teamsterslocal251.org/

[VIDEO] Hilton Workers Launch Boycott

Hilton Stamford workers are fighting for a contract. They voted overwhemingly for a boycott to force the company to give them what they deserve. Support the Boycott! Join the next picket!

[VIDEO] Support the Hotel Hilton Boycott!

They are fighting for a new contract, and they need your solidarity. The workers voted overwhelmingly for the boycott of their hotel to force the disrespectful bosses to sign a fair contract.