AK Steelworkers rally for dignity
BUTLER, Pa. – In the shadow of the county’s civil war memorial, 2,000 steelworkers, their families and supporters, rallied Veterans Day demanding an end to AKSteel Corporation’s firing, harassment and unsafe working conditions.
Waterfront workers donate to Fund Drive
LOS ANGELES – A group of rank-and-file members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union who work at the Los Angeles/Long Beach ports donated $2,500 to the People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo Fund Drive last week.
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International notes
Israel: Armed forces accused of war crimes / Cuba: Blockade costs over $70 billion / South Africa: SACP urges social security overhaul / Korea: Joint industry complex planned / Haiti: Financial embargo leads refugees to flee / Indonesia: Class action suit vs. privatization
World student groups defend public education
ACCRA, Ghana – An international gathering of student organizations ended its second World Student Congress last week with a strong commitment to mobilizing students around the world in defense of access to public education.
From Charles Dickens to George W. Bush
The novels of Charles Dickens portray life during the development of modern capitalism in England. In Nicholas Nickleby (1838), one of the characters describes a venture in which members of parliament join with capitalists to launch a new company:
Health costs crisis
The winners of this week’s Congressional elections will be representing a population increasingly angry over health care costs. For the fourth consecutive year, health care costs will be increasing, and this will be the highest level of health cost increases in 13 years.
ILWU calls for investigation of Bush
LOS ANGELES – The International Longshore and Warehouse Union sent a letter to Attorney General John Ashcroft, Nov. 1, calling on the Department of Justice to conduct a full investigation into the apparent collusion between the Bush administration, shipping companies and associations during the West Coast port contract negotiations.
Whose recovery? Unemployment up
Commentary War talk from the Bush administration has done a pretty good job of shouting down any news coverage of rising unemployment. Just released figures from the Labor Department show that unemployment continued to climb slightly from 5.6 percent in September to 5.7 percent in October. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that the economy lost 5,000 jobs.
