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LA protest on second anniversary of Jesse Romero killing by LAPD.

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Boyle Heights demands justice for Jesse Romero on second anniversary of slaying by LAPD

Los Angeles, CA - Two years after the LAPD killing of 14-year-old student Jesse Romero, the Boyle Heights community united to demand “Justice for Jesse.”

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Janus, anti-worker court rulings can’t stop a fighting labor movement

United States - The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Janus v. AFSCME is a direct assault by the ruling class on the U.S. labor movement. It is an attack led by corporations and right-wing foundations, such as the...

Nazi candidate for congress and his supporters are rejected by Palos Township residents at monthly meeting

Chicago, IL - On Monday, August 13, the #ResignBrannigan campaign organized its 14th protest in Palos Township, marking a milestone in this anti-racist movement led by Arabs and Muslims, as residents protested not...

UPS, Teamster Tentative Agreement means technology-based firings for part-timers

Tampa, FL - The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) announced it had come to a tentative agreement with UPS, June 21. The agreement has been criticized for givebacks such as the creation of two-tier...

North Texas Action Committee marches for Jordan Edwards

Dallas, TX - Dozens of protesters from the North Texas Action Committee marched through the Deep Ellum entertainment district, August 11, to demand justice for Jordan Edwards. Jordan Edwards was an unarmed,...

Immigrant rights protest condemns massive ICE raids targeting immigrant workers in Minnesota, Nebraska

Minneapolis, MN - More than 50 people protested outside the Minnesota Republican Party headquarters in Minneapolis, Aug. 9, to condemn a massive immigration raid in southern Minnesota and Nebraska the day before, in...

Interview with Mercedes Martínez, President of the Puerto Rican Teachers Federation

Mercedes Martinez was interviewed on Oct. 22 in San Juan, just over a month after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. Martinez is president of...

People’s Thanksgiving 2017 - FRSO speech by Frank Chapman

We are circulating the text of Frank Chapman’s Dec. 3 speech at Chicago’s 26th annual People’s Thanksgiving event. Frank Chapman is a veteran of the...