Tom Peters

Earthquake in Istanbul shows millions at risk

The ruling class and all its parties are indifferent to the fact that earthquakes and similar natural phenomena threaten millions of people. This shows that there is no other way out than for the working class to mobilise and take matters into its own hands.

Hakan Özal

Mass walkout by tourism workers in Canary Islands over pay; Iran convulsed by ongoing cost-of-living protests; teachers and council workers continue pay strike in Federal Capital territory, Nigeria

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

Over 80,000 hotel, catering and hospitality workers in the Canary Islands walk out to demand pay increase; cost-of-living protests continue across Iran by pensioners and workers in shadow of growing US war threats; Nigerian teachers and council workers continue stoppage over minimum wage in Federal Capital territory

More than 55,000 Los Angeles County workers set to strike

The struggle, taking place in the midst of mounting opposition to Trump’s authoritarian regime, is also a confrontation with both the Democratic Party machine that governs Los Angeles County and the SEIU bureaucracy.

Marc Wells