Monthly Archives: September 2010

Workers across Europe yesterday vented their anger against government spending cuts and tax hikes that unions said would punish the poor. Rallies were called in 13 capital cities and millions of Spanish workers went on strike in a mass action … Continue reading →

Flying pickets have hit the Port of New York and New Jersey as Philadelphia longshore workers spread the dispute north. The following two stories cover the struggle of the workers who are defying a court injunction to respect the pickets. … Continue reading →

A group of Rutgers University students repeatedly interrupted a speech by the school president today as they sought lower tuition for illegal immigrants at New Jersey colleges. Rutgers President Richard McCormick was forced by students to stop four times during … Continue reading →

From wsws.org Since September 15, parents and students and residents of the Pilsen neighborhood on Chicago’s south side have occupied a field house at Whittier Elementary School. The building currently houses after-school programs and is the neighborhood’s community center. It … Continue reading →

DHARAN: After their alleged demand for donation of Rs 12 lakh had no effect on the college management, activists of the ANNISU-R, the UCPN-Maoist-aligned student union, vandalised the Dharan-based Sunsari Technical College today. According to Lekhiraj Limbu, the college management … Continue reading →

September 6th, 2010 – Four people were killed Monday when Indian security forces opened fire on stone-throwing protesters during fresh demonstrations against Indian rule in Kashmir, police said. A total of 69 protesters and bystanders have been killed over the … Continue reading →

From occupyla Today, several students decided to take back control of their university from big business and little bureaucrats, reclaiming a single building of University of New Orleans’ campus for they, the tuition-payers, themselves. Despite what benevolent administrators, politicians (student … Continue reading →