11+ hour, 47+ min ago   (225+ words) World Socialist Web Site Of course there is no doubt that Gelb, pursuing a crusade against the Russian soprano ever since the war in Ukraine started more than four and a half years ago, attacked Netrebko with the aim of…...

15+ hour, 41+ min ago   (74+ words) World Socialist Web Site The FIU injunction is a genuine and useful defense of democratic rights, and the students’ courage deserves every support. But it must be stated plainly: the demands of the working class will not be realized through…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1062+ words) About 10,000 public servants in New Zealand took part in a half-day strike on September 9 against the National Party-led government’s moves to drive down wages. The government also intends to cut about 8,700 jobs across government departments—14 percent of the core public…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (580+ words) A new study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has confirmed what miners, their widows and black lung clinic physicians have warned for years: the deadly and preventable disease has returned to levels not seen in…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (572+ words) According to the UAW’s contract “highlights,” Bridgewater workers would not make the touted $35 an hour until 2033—three years after the contract expires! At American Axle the $30 top rate will not be reached until 2030 and will fall far short of workers…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (772+ words) On August 26, Dylan Kupsh, a 27-year-old doctoral candidate in computer science, filed suit against the Regents of the University of California, two student-conduct administrators and UCLA Police Captain Jeffrey Chobanian, alleging a two-year campaign in retaliation for his open and…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (591+ words) More than 1,300 workers walked out on strike at Encore Boston Harbor in Everett, Massachusetts at 7 a.m. on Friday, September 4. Some 300 workers picketed and shut the Broadway entrance to the casino. As of Monday, September 7, no further bargaining sessions have been scheduled,…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (352+ words) The offence the company admitted is a narrow one. Section 17 of Ontario's confined spaces regulation requires an employer to secure a confined space against unauthorized entry, or to post adequate warning signs about unauthorized entry, or both. Algoma acknowledged that…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (371+ words) A worker died at the Applied Materials Harris Branch manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, in Building 34. Details of the death remain scarce, and the company has not publicly explained what happened. An Applied Materials worker said coworkers reported hearing a…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (487+ words) An internal report by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the state agency that runs New York City’s subways and buses, said McCullum’s supervisor felt wind and heard a train approaching around a curve. A lookout blew a whistle for the…...