Prospects good for communists, social democrats in Czech snap election
On August 20, the government of the Czech Republic's caretaker Prime Minister, Jiri Rusnok, fell when a majority of the lower house of Parliament voted to dissolve itself.
Egyptian unions in throes of democracy fight
The Egyptian army arrested and temporarily detained two Egyptian steel union leaders in Suez, Egypt, two days before its violent crackdown on supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, seven Egyptian unions and a human rights center reported.
Puerto Rican phone workers join forces with OPEIU
SAN JUAN, P.R. (PAI)-Members of a union representing 2,000 Puerto Rican telephone workers voted by a 10-1 margin to merge into the Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU), the two unions announced on August 14.
Communist peasant organizers murdered in Mexico
An important peasant leader in Mexico's southern state of Guerrero, Raymundo Velazquez Flores, was murdered along with two companions.
Russian Communists must stand against LGBTQ persecution
We have a saying: "An injury to one is an injury to all." Diminishing the rights of gays and lesbians diminishes rights for all Russians and creates an anti-democratic mood.
Japanese Communists may emerge as main opposition to "Abenomics"
International headlines have trumpeted Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's decisive win in Japan's upper house election July 21, but the election results indicate the potential defeat of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's economic and constitutional agenda.
Panamanian right cedes to U.S. before elections
The president of Panama is putting on a big show right now. Is it for the benefit of the voters in the 2014 presidential and legislative elections, or is it for the U.S., the historical kingmaker of Panamanian politics?
British postal unions slam privatization plan
There's a big bus trundling around London this week, manned by British postal workers - and they're not doing it for fun or to show sights to tourists
Leading Communists among those arrested in Turkey
Leading members of the Turkish Communist Party are being rounded up and arrested.
Black trade unionists call for new Cuba policies
Four Cubans being held in U.S. prisons should be released, according to a resolution passed by the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists at their 42nd Annual Convention.
