Labor movement
Capitalism, Class, Labor movement, Marxism, Work
Letting the Cat Out of the Bag
About an imaginary conversation that originally appeared in the October 1937 issue of The United Automobile Worker.
healthcare, Labor movement, Politics
Nursing Homes: Understaffing and Neglect
In both the United States and Canada, understaffing at nursing homes for the elderly leads to gross neglect of helpless patients. Why?
Capitalism, Class, Housing, Labor movement, News, Politics, War
News From Canada — June 2022
The Socialist Party of Canada discusses recent events in Canada and abroad -- the Ontario elections of June 2, the rising cost of living, growing poverty and homelessness, the royal visit, the scarcity of bees, the war in Ukraine.
Capitalism, Labor movement, Politics
We Are Against Reformism Not Reforms
The companion parties of the World Socialist Movement do not advocate reforms. As the heading says on the home page of this website, the World Socialist Party US ...
Starbucks Unionizes
The tally of unionized Starbucks locations is continuing to grow. The Starbucks Workers United union campaign continues to produce astounding election wins week after week. 260 stores have petitioned for National ...
1877: A Legacy To Celebrate
Workers' struggles fill many of the forgotten pages of American history. The great labor uprising of 1877 is a case in point.
Strikes and Protests Continue in Kazakhstan
The following report of developments in western Kazakhstan is based on information from the Russian trade union website infoprof.ru. Strikes and protests of working people continue in ...
Dying From Overwork
Many workers are forced to work such long hours that they die from stroke or heart disease.
Labor movement, media, News, police
Upheaval in Kazakhstan
This article is devoted to the upheaval that swept Kazakhstan in the first week of January and its subsequent suppression. The peaceful workers' protests and strikes in most of the country are contrasted with the armed insurgency in and around Almaty.
Why Celebrate Labor Day?
Why do the United States and Canada commemorate Labor Day on the first Monday in September and not, as in many other countries, on the first of May?
