Chicago: Richard Berg and New Leadership Slate Win Teamster 743 Local Election

Chicago, IL - A cheer rang out Oct. 22 as the U.S. Department of Labor announced the winners of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) officers’ election for Local 743. Richard Berg and the 743 New Leadership Slate beat the incumbent Ford-Galvan Unity Slate. After twelve years of difficult and sometimes frustrating campaigning, a new day is dawning in Local 743. read more...

Workers Caught in a Squeeze Between Higher Prices and Higher Unemployment

San Jose, CA - In October, soaring energy prices pushed the official Consumer Price Index 3.5% higher than the year before. At the same time the labor market is weaker, with the official unemployment rate at 4.7%, up slightly from the second quarter (April to June), while claims for unemployment benefits have continued to rise. read more...

Protest December 3 in Washington D.C. - The Sentencing of Colombian Revolutionary Ricardo Palmera

On December 3rd Colombian revolutionary Ricardo Palmera faces sentencing in a Washington D.C. federal court. The National Committee to Free Ricardo Palmera will pack the courtroom in support of this brave freedom fighter. read more...

PFLP leader Sa’adat sent to desert prison

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Solidarity Campaign with Saadat & his comrades. We urge all our readers to support the fight to free this key Palestinian leader from an Israeli jail. read more...

Minnesota: AFSCME workers pack Regents meeting, rally for living wage

Minneapolis, MN - About 50 University of Minnesota AFSCME clerical, technical and health care workers packed the Nov. 9 Board of Regents meeting here, as the workers’ contract was ratified. read more...

North Carolina: Protesters Slam CIA, Say, "Stop the Smithfield Torture Flights" by Kosta Harlan (posted November 4, 2007)

New York: Tens of Thousands March Against the War on Oct. 27 by Brad Sigal (posted November 2, 2007)

West Virginia: Protest demands justice for Megan Williams, end to racist violence by Kati Ketz (posted November 7, 2007)

Focus on the Jena 6: Mychal Bell Back in Jail as Movement for Justice Grows by Kosta Harlan (posted October 22, 2007)

PFLP leader Sa’adat sent to desert prison (posted November 25, 2007)

North Carolina Protest Demands Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Workers by Kosta Harlan (posted November 1, 2007)

Students Across the Country Rally for Jena 6 by Chapin Gray (posted September 28, 2007)

Anti-war, progressive organizations put in for more permits to protest at Republican National Convention by Mick Kelly (posted November 3, 2007)

Left Sports Review: Palestinian National Football Team - Resisting Israeli Occupation by Hatem Abudayyeh (posted October 3, 2007)

Workers Caught in a Squeeze Between Higher Prices and Higher Unemployment by Adam Price (posted November 27, 2007)

L.A.: Todos Somos Elvira protests at ICE headquarters by Carlos Montes (posted October 14, 2007)

Minnesota: AFSCME workers pack Regents meeting, rally for living wage by Brad Sigal and Andy Carhart (posted November 11, 2007)

North Carolina: Tobacco workers say: "We want to be treated as equals, with dignity and respect" by Kosta Harlan (posted November 4, 2007)

North Carolina Protest Demands Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Workers by Kosta Harlan (posted November 1, 2007)

Rank-and-file UAW leader Gregg Shotwell interview: Slams GM, Chrysler contracts (posted October 29, 2007)

Chicago: Richard Berg and New Leadership Slate Win Teamster 743 Local Election by Jeremy Miller and Josh Sykes (posted October 22, 2007)

Protest December 3 in Washington D.C. - The Sentencing of Colombian Revolutionary Ricardo Palmera (posted November 26, 2007)