Class Struggle

Brother Of Palestinian Teen Ahed Tamimi Sentenced For Stone-Throwing

April 9, 2019 Staff, English.alarabiya.net Resist! Class Struggle, Israel, Palestine, Repression

Waed Tamimi, the brother of the Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi who became a symbol of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after slapping two soldiers has been sentenced to jail for throwing stones at a police officer, the army said Tuesday. Waed Tamimi, confessed to his role in a March 2017 “violent riot” in which an Israeli police officer was wounded by stones thrown by Palestinians at his vehicle, according to a military court ruling from Monday. Since he had already received a suspended sentence for stoning Israeli security forces in 2016, he was handed a 14-month sentence for the 2017 incident as part of a plea bargain, the court document said.

Out Of Patience: NYC Nurses Take On Hospitals For Better Staffing

April 5, 2019 Peter Rugh, Indypendent.org Resist! Class Struggle, Hospitals, New York (NY), New York City (NYC), Nurses, NYC, Strikes

How do you know when your employees are unsatisfied? When they vote by a 97 percent margin to authorize a strike. And if you think these workers are displeased, you should talk to their customers — or rather, their patients. They complain of waiting in emergency rooms for hours, sometimes days; of lying on stretchers in hallways among surplus medical supplies, their fellow ill and bloody infirm limping and coughing past them; of clicking their attendant button and waiting and wondering when someone will arrive to alleviate their suffering.

Haiti At The Crossroads

April 4, 2019 Greg Beckett, Nacla.org Educate! Capitalism, Class Struggle, Haiti, Protests

Today’s protests represent a larger crisis of faith, not just with the current government, but also with the neoliberal state and perhaps even democracy itself. In recent weeks, anti-government and anti-corruption protesters have taken to the streets in Haiti. Since February 7, they have held daily marches and erected roadblocks and barricades throughout the country, all part of what some have called “Operation Lockdown.” This is not the first time Haiti has undergone debilitating protests in response to government corruption allegations and economic crisis...

Thousands Of Workers At US Factories In Mexico Are Striking For Higher Wages

April 1, 2019 By Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox.com Resist! Class Struggle, Factories, Mexico, Wages, Workers

Hundreds of Coca-Cola workers are camping out at a major bottling plant until they get a raise. More than 8,000 Walmart employees were prepared to walk off the job, until management met some of their demands. And 30,000 striking factory workers have finally returned to work after a month-long strike. Workers are organizing at unprecedented rates along the border — in Mexico. Since January, thousands of factory workers have been striking for higher wages in Mexican border cities, which are home to hundreds of factories run by US companies and subcontractors.

Tear Gas, Skirmishes: Yellow Vests Flood Streets Of France In Act XX

April 1, 2019 Staff, Rt.com Resist! Class Struggle, France, Repression, Yellow Vest

Thousands of protesters are rallying across France as Yellow Vest demonstrations show no sign of abating on their 20th week despite authorities banning many locations. A heavy police presence can be seen throughout the country. In Paris where more than 4,000 went out to the streets, protesters gathered in two locations, forming a joint column and marched towards towards Trocadéro square.

Europe Confronts A Cliff

March 30, 2019 Conn Hallinan, Counterpunch.org Educate! Class Struggle, Europe

As the campaigns for the European Parliament get underway, some of the traditional lines that formerly divided left, right, and center are shifting, making it harder to easily categorize political parties. In Italy, a right-wing coalition calls for a guaranteed income, larger pensions, and resistance to the heavy-handed austerity programs enforced by the European Union (EU). In France, some right-wing groups champion the fight against climate change, decry exploitation of foreign workers, and growing economic inequality.

Momentum For A Europe Of The Many

March 30, 2019 Mario Candeias & Johanna Bussemer, Rosalux.eu Educate! Class Struggle, Europe, Uprising

Since the beginning of the great crisis ten years ago the political landscape is been revolved. Due to the given new authoritarianism of the ruling classes it is not that much surprising that various protest movements and new left parties were defeated. It is rather astonishing that time and again new radical movements are bursting out all over the place. Meanwhile they have a fierce competition from the radical right, having a menacing rise all over Europe. In face of the European elections the political landscape is very polarized. But the left is divided and quarrelling over the European question.

Prospects For Revolution In Africa’s 55 Countries

March 30, 2019 Phil Wilmot, Wagingnonviolence.org Resist! Africa, Class Struggle

An overview of the current political situation in 55 African countries shows that many movements are making gains in the struggle against authoritarianism. A lot has changed since I arrived in Uganda in 2009. At that time, mass mobilization for political goals was far more abnormal in Uganda. For those of us in the struggle against authoritarianism, it is only natural to dwell on the long distance we must still travel to victory. We see the goal still ahead of us — a dictator’s removal or a war that must end — but we rarely look behind to celebrate how far we’ve come.

More States Crack Down On Pipeline Protesters, Including Supporters Who Aren’t Even On The Scene

March 29, 2019 Nicholas Kusnetz, Insideclimatenews.org Resist! Class Struggle, Pipelines, Repression

Bills to clamp down on pipeline protests have spread to at least nine new states this year, part of an industry-backed push that began two years ago to heighten penalties for activists who try to block fossil fuel infrastructure projects. Several of the bills also allow prosecutors to go after people or organizations as "conspirators" or "riot boosters" for merely supporting or coordinating with others who violate the law. Civil liberties advocates argue that these vague and far-reaching provisions risk violating free speech protections under the First Amendment, and they have already started launching legal challenges.

Brazil’s Labor Unions Prepare For War With Far-Right President Jair Bolsanaro

March 29, 2019 Michael Fox, Inthesetimes.com Resist! Brazil, Class Struggle, Labor Unions, Workers

FLORIANÓPOLIS, BRAZIL—On a gray afternoon in early February, 60 local leaders from roughly 40 unions meet at the tan, seven-story headquarters of the Santa Catarina State Commerce Workers Federation to discuss how to move forward under Brazil’s new, far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro. They represent metalworkers, teachers and just about everything in between. Similar meetings have been held around the country. Since Bolsonaro's inauguration January 1, he has unleashed an assault on workers and unions.

Thousands Of Uber Drivers Are Striking In Los Angeles

March 27, 2019 By Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox.com Resist! Class Struggle, Los Angeles, Strikes, Uber, Workers

Uber and Lyft drivers in Los Angeles are refusing to pick up customers today — part of a one-day strike to protest Uber’s recent decision to slash pay rates for drivers in the area. Last week, Uber slashed its per-mile pay by 25 percent in Los Angeles County and parts of Orange County. That means drivers will earn 60 cents per mile instead of 80 cents. That decision has pushed drivers, who were already struggling to make ends meet, over the edge. Hundreds of drivers swarmed the streets, chanting and picketing outside Uber’s office in suburban LA.

French Army Receives Authorization To Shoot “Yellow Vest” Protesters

March 27, 2019 Alex Lantier, Wsws.org Educate! Class Struggle, France, Military, Repression, Yellow Vest

Yesterday, the governor of the Paris military district told France Info that soldiers of the Operation Sentinel counter-terror mission had been authorized to fire today on the “yellow vests.” Asked about whether soldiers were capable of carrying out law enforcement duties, General Bruno Le Ray replied: “Our orders are sufficiently clear that we do not need to be worried at all. The soldiers’ rules of engagement will be fixed very rigorously.” “They will have different means for action faced with all types of threats,” he continued. “That can go as far as opening fire.”

Minnesota Amazon Workers Walk Off The Job Over Speed-Up

March 25, 2019 Joe DeManuelle-Hall, Labornotes.org Resist! Amazon, Class Struggle, Jeff Bezos, Minnesota, Workers

After yet another speed-up in a workplace notorious for its lightning pace of work, workers at a Minnesota Amazon warehouse walked off the night shift for three hours. The March 7 walkout at Amazon’s fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minnesota, was these workers’ second job action in three months. The strikers work in the stow department, shelving items after they have been unloaded from inbound trucks and processed. Once shelved, the merchandise is then compiled into customer orders by pickers.

How Teacher Strikes Are Changing

March 15, 2019 By Madeline Will, Edweek.org Resist! Class Struggle, Education, Strikes, Teachers

When West Virginia teachers walked out of their classrooms last month and swarmed the state Capitol in protest, it almost felt like déjà vu. The two-day statewide strike was nearly a year to the day after teachers from the Mountain State staged their initial walkout over low pay—and lit the match for what became a wildfire of teacher activism. But this time, teachers' demands were different, a reflection of the changing flavor of strikes nationwide. While last year's teacher walkouts were focused primarily on stagnant wages and crumbling classrooms, the strike demands now are more far-reaching. Teachers are pushing back against education reform policies such as charter schools and performance-based pay.

Denver Teachers’ Strike Was A Rejection Of Education ‘Reform’

March 15, 2019 Jeff Bryant, Blackagendareport.com Resist! Class Struggle, Colorado, Denver, Education, Education reform, Reform, Strikes, Teachers

Former superintendent of Denver Public Schools Michael Bennet pushed privatization measures as well as changes to the ProComp teacher pay program. “I definitely drank the education reform kool-aid,” recalls Alex Nelson, a Denver teacher who, along with over 5,300 fellow teachers and school support staff, walked off the job earlier this month in a four-day strike that resulted in the teachers having most of their demands met. Now in his sixth year at Denver Public Schools, Nelson is at Bryant-Webster Elementary where he teaches Math, Science, and Spanish to third- and fourth-grade students.

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