JWJ banquet honors fighters for justice
SEATTLE – After years of hard work to organize Washington’s apple industry, a major breakthrough was announced at the Second Annual Awards Banquet of Washington State Jobs with Justice (WSJWJ).
International notes
Iraq: Doctors warn Iraq war would be ‘catastrophe’ / Colombia: Army detains farm workers’ union leaders / India: Rally kicks off anti-war campaign / Germany: Public workers threaten strike / Argentina: Workers take over bankrupt factories
Violence in Hebron heralds dangerous developments
The incident on Friday evening, Nov. 15, in Hebron, during which 12 Israelis and three Palestinians got killed and 14 wounded, is a further sharp escalation of the mutual retaliation-for-retaliation-for-retaliation cycle of violence which is ripping Israeli and Palestinian communities apart.
Bush admin. steps up anti-Cuba moves
While the majority of the U.S. public supports ending the embargo against Cuba and normalizing relations, the Bush administration took another step in the opposite direction.
Chinese Communist Party Congress tackles problems, elects new leadership
The Communist Party of China (CPC) held their 16th Congress, Nov. 8-14, which inaugurated a blueprint for the first 20 years of this century, amended the CPC Constitution concerning the theory and nature of the party and inaugurated a succession between the third and fourth leadership generations. The 2,114 Congress delegates represented 66 million CPC members.
Elections show need to organize, organize, organize
Commentary Republican right-wing control of all branches of federal government on behalf of the biggest corporate and military monopolies is a most dangerous step back for economic and labor rights, democratic and civil rights and peace. The warning light is flashing.
War protests grow
The threat of war with Iraq brought protests from both sides of the Atlantic last week as a contingent of women announced their intention to conduct a four-month, 24-hour-a-day vigil near the White House, major religious organizations urged a peaceful resolution to the Iraq crisis, and the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) threatened legal action to prevent its government from attacking Iraq without explicit United Nations approval.
National Clips
BALTIMORE, Md.: Cuba aids Black farmers / LOS ANGELES: Workers freed from sweatshop get U.S. residency / ELK GROVE, Ill.: Long lines at the airport and unemployment office / DETROIT, Mich.: Corporate tax cuts = layoffs in juvenile court / WASHINGTON, D.C.: Judge William Webster forced to resign
Communists meet: Aint gonna let no Bush turn us round!
NEW YORK – “The dominant mood today is to continue to fight,” Sam Webb, Communist Party national chair, told National Committee (NC) members at its meeting here, Nov. 16-17.
ILWU at a key juncture in contract talks
LOS ANGELES – The situation remains tense on the West Coast as dock workers and employers continue to battle on a contract in the wake of the ticking time clock of the Bush administration-imposed Taft-Hartley 80-day cooling-off period, which will end on Dec. 27.
