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Michael Laxer
Dec 24, 20242 min read
Starbucks Strike Expands to 300+ US Stores as Workers Demand a Just Contract
"Workers shouldn't struggle to pay their bills while working for one of the biggest fast-food corporations in the world," said Starbucks...
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Michael Laxer
Dec 20, 20244 min read
“We make them billions, everyday!”: Amazon workers hold the line
Today marks the second day of the largest strike in US history against multi-billion dollar corporation Amazon, and picket lines across...
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Michael Laxer
Dec 20, 20242 min read
'No Contract, No Coffee': US Starbucks Workers Launch Five Days of Strikes
Starbucks Workers United accused the company of "backtracking on our promised path forward" and failing to present a "serious economic...
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Michael Laxer
May 18, 20245 min read
Why Corporations Choose Lawlessness to Fight Unions
Workers at companies like Apple and Starbucks face armies of union-busting lawyers advising employers to repeatedly violate labor laws....
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Michael Laxer
Jan 13, 20245 min read
Unions Are Critical in the Fight Against Israeli Apartheid
From South Africa to Palestine, global worker solidarity can link worker oppression to the injustices of apartheid. UAW workers march in...
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Michael Laxer
Dec 28, 20231 min read
Judge rules Starbucks illegally fired Colorado barista for union organizing
Barista Alendra 'Len' Harris -- image via screenshot In a huge victory for US Starbucks workers and for the Starbucks Workers United...
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Michael Laxer
Nov 16, 20233 min read
'Red Cup Rebellion': US Starbucks Workers Strike Nationwide
"Red Cup Day too often means defeat for employees and customers alike," said one shift supervisor. "And Starbucks walks away with a...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 29, 202312 min read
Ceasefire Now! Red Review #117 -- International Left and Labour Report
With reports from Argentina, Canada, the USA, Cyprus, Iceland, Cuba, Kenya and elsewhere and with a very large section of news and...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 13, 20235 min read
How California’s Fast-Food Workers Won $20 an Hour
The fast-food industry threatened to undo a major labor law in California. But even a compromise bill appeasing the industry is a huge...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 24, 20239 min read
Red Review #115 -- International Left and Labour Report
With reports from Greece, Cuba, India, Nigeria, the USA, Canada, the UK and elsewhere. Thousands of strikers rally in Athens, Greece...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 17, 202313 min read
Red Review #114 -- International Left and Labour Report
With reports from the USA, India, Cuba, Mexico, Chile, Gaza, the DPRK, Greece, Portugal and elsewhere. Striking UAW workers in Detroit,...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 30, 202310 min read
Red Review #113 -- International Left and Labour Report
With reports from Honduras, Greece, Cuba, Haiti. Libya, Zimbabwe, France, the USA and elsewhere. Hondurans rally in support of Leftist...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 23, 20239 min read
Red Review #112 -- International Left and Labour Report
With reports from Cuba, Angola, BRICS, Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Greece, Bulgaria, Zambia and elsewhere . Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 16, 20239 min read
Red Review #111 -- International Left and Labour Report
With reports from India, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Spain, Germany. Denmark, Venezuela, Cuba, Ecuador and elsewhere. CPI(M) members march in...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 9, 20239 min read
Red Review #110 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from Zambia, Brazil, Canada, the UK, the USA, Niger and elsewhere. Rally in protest of the arrest of Socialist Party of Zambia...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 5, 20232 min read
Starbucks Workers United calls for US allies to "adopt a store" August 7 in solidarity
With the courageous Starbucks union movement continuing to forge ahead despite all of the relentless intimidation tactics by the...
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Michael Laxer
Jul 26, 20239 min read
Red Review #108 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from Cuba, Swaziland, the UK, Peru, the USA, South Korea, Spain, India, Guatemala and elsewhere. Cuban President Miguel...
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Michael Laxer
Jul 19, 20237 min read
Red Review #107 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from the USA, Swaziland, Cuba, the UK, Greece, the DPRK, Canada and elsewhere. Actors and writers picket outside of Netflix HQ...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 7, 202317 min read
Red Review #101 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from France, Nigeria, Swaziland, Kenya, Kosovo, Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Malaysia, Mauritius, Colombia, Portugal, Romania and...
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Michael Laxer
May 17, 202316 min read
Red Review #98 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from India, Turkey, Thailand, Nepal, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Kenya, Swaziland, the Czech Republic, South Korea, Vietnam,...
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