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Betrayal of Rail Workers: Biden Visits Boston

By Sandy Eaton, RN, Labor Fightback Network December 2, 2022 The basic contradiction within the House of Labor was starkly revealed today as US President Joe Biden visited Boston’s diverse working-class section of Dorchester, home base of US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, former building trades leader and Boston politician. An estimated 200 workers and pro-labor demonstrators greeted Biden’s afternoon

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U.S. Tax Dollars Are Soaked in Palestinian Blood

Statement by Labor Fightback Network If Gaza was declared unlivable in 2020, how can one describe it today? The sea is filled with sewage due to water filtration systems having been decimated by repeated Israeli bombings. Hospitals and schools are barely operating for lack of clean water, electricity, infrastructure and funding. The recent Israeli attacks on Gaza have targeted the entire population of 2 million Palestinians confined to a 140

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From Colombia to Palestine, Stop the U.S. War Machine!

By the Labor Fightback Network The Labor Fightback Network condemns the Israeli military blockade and recent attacks on Gaza. We stand in solidarity with protestors across the globe who demand: “Stop the Massacre of the Palestinian People!” We condemn the U.S. political and financial support to the State of Israel — $3.8 billion per year in armaments alone. On May

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Legalization for All Undocumented Immigrants, End the Filibuster!

“Legalization for All Who Are Here to Work Because Their Home Economies Are Being Devastated by ‘Free Trade’ Agreements Like NAFTA and CAFTA” By AL ROJAS [Note: The following article was submitted by Al Rojas to the discussion at the Binational Conference Against NAFTA 2.0, the Wall of Shame and Deportations, held in Carson, Calif. in December 2017.] My family

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ELN Calls for Actions on December 3-10 [2011] to Preserve & Expand the Social Safety Net

No Cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and Other Social Programs; This is “Ground Zero” in the Fight Against the Wall Street Dictatorship! The clock continues to tick. In late September, the Emergency Labor Network issued a strong warning: Either the labor movement and its community allies take to the streets in massive numbers to protect and expand our vital

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It’s Time for a New Political Party! By Labor Fightback Network

(February 2017)With each passing year, elections in the United States have been increasingly insulting of working people’s intelligence. To be sure, the politicians have never had much respect for the people who vote them into office. During every election campaign season, the voters are subjected to a chorus of personal attacks. Meanwhile, with each passing month, working people are facing

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