Michael LaxerSep 233 min read"We are making history, we are changing the world. Our future is socialism”.50th Festival of the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) and its journal “Odigitis” held in Greece. Images via the KKE The Communist Party of...
Michael LaxerJun 181 min readAmazon Labor Union affiliates with Teamsters ALU rally 2021 In an historic step forward for the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), members have overwhelmingly voted in favour of affiliating...
Michael LaxerJun 52 min readAmazon Labor Union and Teamsters join forcesALU President Chris Smalls speaking in 2023 -- image via X In a step that both unions are calling a "milestone" and "historic", the...
Michael LaxerMay 152 min readDXT4 facility in Laval, Quebec becomes first unionized Amazon warehouse in CanadaImage via CSN In a major victory for Canadian workers the DXT4 facility in Laval, Quebec has become the first unionized Amazon warehouse...
Michael LaxerApr 291 min readKKE General Secretary Koutsoumbas meets with Chris Smalls in New YorkMeeting with Chris Smalls Image via X The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that the visit of Dimitris Koutsoumbas, General...
Michael LaxerJan 135 min readUnions Are Critical in the Fight Against Israeli ApartheidFrom South Africa to Palestine, global worker solidarity can link worker oppression to the injustices of apartheid. UAW workers march in...
Michael LaxerJan 2, 20237 min read2022: The year in review on The Left ChapterChris Smalls speaks 2022 is done and what a complicated year it was. There was the imperialist war in Ukraine, the uprising in...
Michael LaxerApr 1, 20221 min readCelebration and solidarity greet historic Amazon union win in New YorkChris Smalls speaks In a huge win for Amazon workers in the United States and US workers generally, workers at Amazon’s massive warehouse...