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Written by Socialist Appeal
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Tuesday, 02 October 2007 |
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 In recent months, there has been a renewed wave of repression against the revolutionary movement in Oaxaca with more than 60 APPO activists arrested on July 16 while participating in a peaceful protest. Four of them remain in prison, suffering interrogations and even torture.
Eight students were also arrested and sentenced under fabricated charges on August 7th. Although a national and international campaign of protest has gotten these students released on bail, they face heavy fines, and we are raising donations to go toward the legal defense of these students and workers. |
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Written by Shane Jones
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Monday, 24 September 2007 |
 Millionaire trial lawyer, one time Senator, and former VP hopeful John Edwards, is now seeking the Presidency. Like the rest of the candidates, he seeks to differentiate himself from Bush and even from many in his own Party, as there is a much-deserved disgust with the political rulers in Washington. But is Edwards fundamentally any different the rest of the bosses’ candidates? Can he really represent the interests of working people? |
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Written by Ann Robertson
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Sunday, 23 September 2007 |
 The environmental statistics have been pouring in, and the prognosis for the planet looks dire: global warming is accelerating, leaving environmental destruction in its wake. Already we are witnessing some of its devastating consequences: temperatures are rising, bringing more intense heat waves; sea levels are rising, producing more flooding; droughts and severe weather patterns are more frequent; wildlife is disappearing because of loss of habitat. These are trends which, if allowed to proceed unchecked, will culminate in humans huddled around the two poles in search of respite from the heat. |
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Written by Socialist Appeal
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Thursday, 20 September 2007 |
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 On September 15, several East Coast, Midwest, and Southern branches of the WIL took part in this fall's first major national anti-war protest, which was held in Washington DC. Attendance was estimated at around 100,000 mark, with many youth and a large number of anti-war veterans present.
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Written by David May
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 |
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As contract talks between the UAW and Chrysler/Cerberus continue in Detroit, the Big Three Auto bosses are preparing the ground for renewed attacks on the health care front. Citing “legacy costs” and declining profitability, they are offering up a new solution to the UAW that will supposedly increase the company’s bottom-line while maintaining workers’ benefits at the same time. But as auto workers have learned the hard way over the past two decades, the only solutions that come from the Big Three are ones that only benefit the bosses – maintaining profits at the expense of lightening workers’ wallets, increasing our work hours and bloating our health care bills. The new “solution” on offer, VEBA, is a direct threat against auto workers’ health coverage. |
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Written by Bill Leumer
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Tuesday, 18 September 2007 |
 The 1997 Teamster strike against UPS was not simply a victory, but a smashing victory for the US working class and therefore offers many valuable lessons for today’s labor militants, both with respect to the strategic orientation and the day-to-day tactics. UPS is a “Fortune 500” company, meaning it is one of the most profitable in the nation, boasting of a $1.15 billion profit margin prior to the strike. In 1992, the workforce was evenly divided between full-time and part-time workers, but by 1996, part-timers had increased to 61 percent and were only paid between $8 and $9 per hour. |
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Written by Shamus Cooke
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Monday, 17 September 2007 |
 What a mess. After seven years without a contract, a tentative agreement was finally reached between Amtrak and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET- a Teamster affiliate). While the ink was still drying, a barrage of accusations, hyperbole, and epithets exploded; on one side are the labor bureaucrats running America’s oldest union, the BLET, and on the other, the labor bureaucrats in charge of the United Transportation Union (UTU). The squabble? The UTU calls the agreement a sell-out, and the BLET bureaucrats respond with a slew of name-calling and finger-pointing. Lost in the middle is not only the truth, but the perspective of the rank and file. |
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Written by Josh Lucker
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Sunday, 16 September 2007 |
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From August 16th to the 19th, veterans from across the country gathered in St. Louis for the Veterans for Peace (VFP) National Convention. VFP is based in St. Louis. It includes veterans of wars from the Second World War to Vietnam to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, who are interested in an alternative to imperialist slaughter. Many organizations were present including Courage to Resist, various counter-recruitment organizations, the local Instead of War Coalition, and many others. But most important was the presence of 90 members of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), who inspired the entire conference with their dedication to a swift and uncompromising end to the current quagmire in Iraq, and their courage to speak out. |
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Written by Karl Belin
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Saturday, 15 September 2007 |
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From August 3rd through 5th, members of the Pittsburgh and Washington DC branches of the Workers International League and Youth for International Socialism attended the Campus Antiwar Network (CAN) summer retreat in Cuba City, WI. We arrived late the evening of the 3rd, and were greeted with anti-war chants and the song “Solidarity Forever”. The first night was, of course, not a night for business, but a night for socializing. However, even during this time, a number of very important political discussions took place. One major topic of discussion was the need to broaden CAN to include all youth anti-war forces, working together to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Another big point of discussion was the re-launching of the CAN newspaper, College Not Combat, which will be made up of articles and editorials contributed from students and teachers around the country. |
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Written by Mark Vorpahl
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Thursday, 13 September 2007 |
 Life inside the U.S. military reflects the conflicting class interests in this country, often in its deadliest forms. While technically a “volunteer” military, the great bulk of its recruits come from working class families and are largely joining because of a lack of job and educational opportunities. For them, signing up is a chance to acquire the skills they need to get a decent job once they become civilians, though, in reality, military service has little to offer in this regard. On the other hand, the majority of the military’s professional officers and policy makers come from more privileged layers of the population. For them, the military is a career where they can take their “rightful place” lording over the grunts and climb the ladder as they would if they were working for a corporation or financial institution. Because of this divide in opportunity and expectations, which is rooted in class inequality, the great majority of soldiers are subject to the arrogance, lies, and disregard for their personal well-being at the hands of their superiors, as are workers are to the capitalists in civilian life. |
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