(2023-06-15). China's economy continues recovery. ecns.cn China's economy continued to recover in May with continuous advancement in economic upgrading, but the foundation of economic recovery remains "not yet solid", the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.
(2023-06-15). The Heat: U.S. Interest Rates. america.cgtn.com 
After ten consecutive interest rate hikes, the U.S. Federal Reserve hits the pause button. We'll discuss what the decision means for the U.S. economy and its global impact. For the first time in over a year, the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would hold its …
(2023-06-15). China's jobless rate for youth of 16-24 years old hits 20.8% in May: NBS. ecns.cn China's surveyed unemployment rate among the 16-24 years age group hit a new high in May, but employment situation has remained stable benefitting from "targeted supportive measures" as the economy continues to recover.
(2023-06-15). China, U.S. need to promote stable relations. ecns.cn China and the United States should promote the sound and stable growth of bilateral economic and trade relations, so as to inject more positive energy for a stable world economy, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
(2023-06-15). China's non-financial ODI rises. ecns.cn China's non-financial outbound direct investment continued to register double-digit growth in the first five months of the year, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
(2023-06-15). A return to the economy of borrowing would lead to catastrophe. uwidata.com By Recep Eràßin After an intense election marathon, Türkiye focused on the economy. The question mark on the minds after the selection of the economic management by President Erdoƒüan is whether the Turkish Economic Model will be abandoned or not! Türkiye experienced a "bright" period with the IMF policies implemented after the 2000s. When we …
(2023-06-14). German FM Slammed My Brazilian Internet Users For Comments On Ukraine. southfront.org 
Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher. | German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was severely criticised on Brazilian social media for saying during her official visit to Brazil that poor mothers in the Latin American country do not care about international conflicts because they focus "on the price of rice and beans in the supermarket." | During her speech at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation in Sà£o Paulo, Baerbock sugg…
(2023-06-14). Philippines, Portugal to agree to fight ASF. plenglish.com Manila, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Wednesday lauded Portugal's decision to help the country fight African Swine Fever (ASF), saying that it would be a big boost to the economy.
(2023-06-14). China expands Africa investment to boost trade cooperation. ecns.cn China will expand investment in Africa with various measures in a bid to strengthen economic and trade cooperation between the two sides, Chinese officials said on Tuesday.
(2023-06-15). PBOC ramp cuts ket policy interest rate. ecns.cn The People's Bank of China, the country' central bank, cut a key policy interest rate benchmark by 10 basis points on Thursday, the first cut since August 2022, in a sign that policymakers are ramping up efforts to support economic recovery.
(2023-06-15). Inicia 26 Foro Económico Internacional de San Petersburgo. telesurtv.net En este evento las empresas, además de la firma de acuerdos, llaman la atención de los asistentes con proyectos originales en sus "stands".
(2023-06-15). Beijing to cover assisted reproduction in healthcare. ecns.cn Beijing on Thursday announced that 16 assisted reproduction technologies will be covered by the city's healthcare system from July 1, which is expected to relieve the economic burden of couples receiving these treatments.
(2023-06-14). The Boldest Step To Close the Racial Wealth Divide in Generations. otherwords.org Juneteenth celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States. But over 150 years later, discriminatory public policies have prevented African Americans from closing the racial wealth divide in this country they helped build. | Policy created that divide — and policy can close it. | One state is showing how to move forward in advancing racial economic equality. This year, Connecticut is launching the country's first "Baby Bond" program. | This program will invest $3,200 for every baby born into poverty in the state. The bonds are projected to grow to between $10,000 and $24,000 in value, depending o…
(2023-06-14). Iran's President in Caracas: 'Imperialism Is in Decline'. orinocotribune.com 
On Tuesday, June 13, a meeting of Venezuelan youth in solidarity with the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, was held in the Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas. The Iranian president called for building the new world that empowers independent and sovereign nations. "Imperialism is in decline," he said. | President Ebrahim Raisi explained, that conditions must be created to ensure that all countries can create their own economic models. | The Iranian head of state congratulated the Venezuelan people for heroically resisting the difficulties that world imperialism has imposed on them. Accordin…
(2023-06-14). 7,200 British Columbia dockworkers vote to strike, as US workers disrupt West Coast ports. wsws.org A joint struggle of Canadian and American West Coast longshore workers would quickly cripple economic activity in North America's twin imperialist powers and disrupt the transportation networks that are being used to provision the US/NATO war on Russia.
(2023-06-14). Relationships and Organizing. podcasters.spotify.com In this episode we talk about the lack of true connection and humanity within organizing, and the need for developing true relations with the most oppressed and organizing towards their political, social, and economic control to be vested in their own hands!
(2023-06-14). St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Opens in Russia. telesurenglish.net The 26th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) kicked off on Wednesday at the Expo forum exhibition center in St. Petersburg, Russia. | RELATED: | The forum will be attended by more than 17,000 people from some 130 countries and territories, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. | SPIEF 2023 ends next Saturday, June 17, under the main theme, "Sovereign Development as the Foundation of a Just World: Join…
(2023-06-14). Russia and Cuba Agree on Anti-Blockade Cooperation Agenda. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero agreed on a bilateral cooperation agenda that will allow Cuba to overcome the economic difficulties caused by the U.S. blockade. | RELATED: | "We will do everything possible so that our economic cooperation helps to overcome the difficulties caused from abroad," Putin said, specifying that bilateral cooperation prioritize issues related to energy and tourism. | "You know that we hav…
(2023-06-14). Russia and India Aim to Reach $50 Billion in Trade in 2023. telesurenglish.net The India-Russia Business Forum was held on Wednesday on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum ( SPIEF). | RELATED: | The participants discussed the efforts the governments of India and Russia are taking to overcome transport and logistics problems, prospects of setting up a joint banking and financial structure to support the bilateral trade potential, and high-priority areas of coope…
(2023-06-14). WB Approves Loan to The Philippines, Environment and Climate. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the World Bank (WB) said that it has approved a 750 million U.S. dollars loan to finance The Philippines' programs to boost environmental protection and climate resilience due to the Southeast Asian country intentions of accelerating its economic recovery and promoting long-term economic growth. | Related: | "The Philippines First Sustainable Recovery Development Police Loan supports ongoing government reforms t…
(2023-06-14). Trade expo returns off line at end-June. ecns.cn The 3rd China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo, scheduled to run from June 29 to July 2, will serve as an important mechanism for boosting China-Africa business cooperation and promoting high-level opening-up.
(2023-06-15). Experts sanguine on A-share performance. ecns.cn With more supportive policies to be expected later this year, confidence in A shares will be boosted and China's capital markets overall can expect more long-term improvements, experts said.
(2023-06-15). Saturday 6/24: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Poverty by America, by Matthew Desmond. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-06-14). El-Sisi dictatorship plunges Egyptians into poverty, steps up repression. wsws.org General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who overthrew the elected government of Muslim Brotherhood affiliated President Mohammed Morsi in a bloody coup in July 2013, has ruled the country with an iron fist ever since.
(2023-06-15). What's Behind The US-Driven Reforms Coming To The World Bank? popularresistance.org Change is coming to the World Bank. While not expected to be formalized until October, it looks like the two big shifts will involve climate change and a bigger emphasis on middle income countries. It's difficult to predict exactly how the new mission will play out, but one thing is clear: the efforts are being driven by the desire to counter/thwart Beijing's expanding global influence. Both Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan devoted chunks of their big China speeches in April to the subject. And it looks like the reforms will go hand in hand with pushing the debunked narr…
(2023-06-14). A record 110 million across the globe are forcibly displaced, says UNHCR report. peoplesdispatch.org The report claims that today, one in every 74 people is displaced due to reasons ranging from war and conflict to climate change. Contrary to the rhetoric of refugees flooding Europe, the majority of them (over 76%) is being hosted by middle or low income countries…
(2023-06-14). Official broke rules by smearing Asa Winstanley, EU admits. electronicintifada.net Johannes Bà∂rmann falsely claimed EI editor was expelled from Labour for anti-Semitism.
(2023-06-14). In Canada, the strike wave is winning workers real gains. therealnews.com 
From May 8-12, the 30th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress took place in Montréal. Reporting for Working People and The Real News Network, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez attended the convention and spoke with a number of rank-and-file workers, organizers, and union officers about the state of the labor movement in Canada. | In Part 1 of our two-part dispatch from the CLC, we talk to: Emily Leedham, the Prairie Reporter for PressProgress and editor of Shift Work, PressProgress' weekly national labour newsletter; Guy Smith, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employee…
(2023-06-15). Why The Fight To Unionize Starbucks Matters To Us All. popularresistance.org For good reason, the fight to unionize Starbucks has drawn considerable public attention since workers at a Buffalo, New York store voted to unionize in December of 2021. Since that time, workers at more than 300 stores, representing more than 8000 workers, have so voted. The campaign has been met with strong company resistance, resulting in legal rulings that found Starbucks violating federal labor law by (among other things) illegally surveilling workers, firing workers involved in union organizing, and adding workers at specific workplaces to dilute union strength. In an eventful year-and-a-half, the company h…
(2023-06-15). China and Brazil: Developing Education. infobrics.org China and Brazil, as two prominent nations, have recognized the value and importance of fostering collaboration in various domains, including culture and education. The strategic partnership between these two emerging global powers has created a fertile ground for cultural exchange, mutual understanding, and educational cooperation. Educational cooperation has also been a cornerstone of the bilateral partnership…
(2023-06-15). Protestors call on Vic Labor to save Barak Beacon housing estate. greenleft.org.au Demolition of the public housing estate began in early June, even while residents live there. Jordan A K and Chloe DS reports.
(2023-06-15). Rusia y Cuba acuerdan agenda de cooperación antibloqueo. telesurtv.net Antes, los jefes de Gobierno de ambos países acordaron que la petrolera rusa Rosneft suministre 1,64 millones de toneladas de petróleo e hidrocarburos anuales a la isla.
(2023-06-14). National Public Radio Promotes Lie in Defense of Child Labor. cepr.net National Public Radio's All Things Considered show had a piece on a bill that would make current national child labor standards apply to children working on farms. Currently, children as young as 12 can legally work in agriculture. The bill under consideration would impose the same rules for child labor on farms as apply to …
(2023-06-14). Labor must be pushed on its inadequate housing plan. greenleft.org.au Throughout Australian history, housing has been an exception among essential services, otherwise provided by the state. Alistair Sisson argues Labor can be pushed to change its appoach.
(2023-06-14). UPS Teamsters are ready to strike. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in With the largest private sector labor contract in the United States set to expire at midnight on July 31, the eyes of the American labor movement are on United Parcel Services (UPS) and the nearly 350,000 Teamsters like us that work there. Talk is c…
(2023-06-14). Minnesota Miracle: State legislature passes 'avalanche' of progressive and pro-labor laws. peoplesworld.org 
ST. PAUL, Minn.—"Whoa, holy buckets," declared Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman after the close of a state legislative session that saw the passage of an "avalanche" of progressive bills, including the most sweeping pro-labor legislation in state history. The "transformational and historic" session came on the heels of a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) trifecta victory in …
(2023-06-14). United for Democracy: Labor-progressive coalition launches campaign to change Supreme Court. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Several unions—including both U.S. teachers unions—two AFL-CIO constituency groups, Worker's Circle, and approximately 100 other citizens' and progressive groups have formed a mass coalition to get voters to pressure Congress to change the Supreme Court. United For Democracy kicked off its drive with a $1 million TV, Facebook, and Twitter video ad campaign featuring people, …
(2023-06-14). How workers in Canada are fighting the bosses' 'labor shortage' con. therealnews.com 
Caught between COVID-19 and the cost-of-living crisis, Canada's workers have been pushed to the edge—and it's spurring a revitalization of the labor movement. From
(2023-06-14). One in five children is engaged in child labor in Afghanistan. peoplesdispatch.org Around 90% of Afghans lack enough food to eat, forcing many impoverished families to send their children to work. Many children are also forced to work due to unsafe migration, family separation, detentions, and injuries from unexploded ordinances…
(2023-06-14). Sanders Introduces Bill to Make Community College Free by Taxing Wall Street. truthout.org On Wednesday, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) reintroduced a proposal to make higher education free at public schools for most Americans — and pay for it by taxing Wall Street. The College for All Act of 2023 would massively change the higher education landscape in the U.S., taking a step toward Sanders's… |
(2023-06-14). Headlines for June 14, 2023. democracynow.org Trump Pleads Not Guilty to 37 Charges Before Telling Supporters "They're Coming After You", Judge Allows E. Jean Carroll to Add Trump CNN Town Hall Remarks to Defamation Lawsuit, Russian Strikes Kill 6 in Ukraine; U.S. to Send More Weapons, Incl. Depleted Uranium Tank Shells, South African Activists Take Aim at Standard Bank in Fight to Stop East African Pipeline, Greta Thunberg Warns Global Climate Decisions at COP28 Could Be "Death Sentence" for Humanity, Olympic Track Star Tori Bowie Was 8 Months Pregnant and in Labor When She Died of Complications, Black Civil Rights Attorney Arr…
(2023-06-14). Australian Labor government faces rising discontent as recession looms. wsws.org Rapidly slowing household spending and a sharp fall in dwelling construction confirm that the downturn is already hitting working people hard, on top of a worsening cost-of-living crisis.
(2023-06-15). Colombia's President Petro warns of "soft coup" attempt. wsws.org It did not take long for Colombians to conclude that Petro was not going to impinge upon the wealth of the financial, corporate and landowning elites.
(2023-06-14). Military Situation In Yemen On June 14, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 98 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | The UAE-backed Shabwa Defense Forces mistakenly shot down a Chinese VTOL FIXED WING UAV belonging to Amaliqa forces over the Bayhan district; | The Islah Party militants attacked an STC checkpoint in the Mosinaa area. Three STC members were reportedly killed; | The Britain Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has appoi…
(2023-06-14). Shell Scraps Plans to Cut Oil Production, Raises Payouts to Wealthy Shareholders. truthout.org Shell announced Wednesday that it is raising payouts to wealthy shareholders and scrapping plans to cut oil production by up to 2% annually, a move that environmental groups said lays bare the futility of relying on fossil fuel corporations to voluntarily curb their climate-destroying activities. The London-based company, which more than doubled its annual profits last year, said in a press… |
(2023-06-14). In OtherWords: June 14, 2024. otherwords.org The Juneteenth holiday weekend is coming up — and this year's celebration comes with a bit of good news. | Over 150 years after the end of slavery in this country, generations of public policy have left a wide open racial wealth gap. But now, writes Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, one state is showing the country how to take the next big step in closing that gap. | "I've been researching and writing about the racial wealth divide for the last 20 years," he writes. "In my view, Connecticut's Baby Bond program is the most significant step forward in public policy I've seen yet. It should be an example for the countr…
(2023-06-14). NAACP: Black Voters Will Be Disillusioned If Biden Fails to Act on Student Debt. truthout.org The NAACP is warning President Joe Biden that failing to deliver on student debt relief if the Supreme Court strikes down his forgiveness plan will be tantamount to breaking his promises to narrow the racial wealth gap. In a letter sent to Biden on Wednesday, first reported by NBC, the group expressed frustration over Biden's recent move to end the student loan payment pause at the end of this… |
(2023-06-14). Silvio Berlusconi (1936—2023): The fusion of wealth, criminality and government power. wsws.org The billionaire and four-time Italian head of government paved the way for the heirs of fascism to return to power.
(2023-06-14). Since the Pandemic, Food Prices Have Risen 23.5 Percent; People the NYT Interviews Have Seen Much Sharper Increases. cepr.net 
NYT readers should know that anyone who has seen the cost of their food basket rise by 66.7 percent is either very atypical or badly confused about how much they used to pay for food.
(2023-06-14). Inflation In America Declines To Lowest In 2 Years: 3 Things To Know. moguldom.com Inflation rose at a 4 percent annual rate in May, the smallest increase in 2 years and a sign that while the overall cost of goods and services continues to increase, the pace of the increase may be slowing down. The consumer price index, which measures changes in a broad spectrum of prices from food and …
(2023-06-14). Top US Companies Admit to Hiking Prices to Pad Their Profits: Analysis. scheerpost.com 
"After an unprecedented 10 interest rate hikes in a row, it's clear the corporate profiteering epidemic will persist no matter how many times the Fed doubles down," said Liz Zelnick of Accountable.US.
(2023-06-14). A New Report Shows How Big Pharma Is Price Gouging Cancer Patients. truthout.org Major pharmaceutical companies are profiting immensely from the second-leading cause of death in the United States by saddling cancer patients with tens of thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs, often forcing them to choose between treatment and other basic necessities. But many people living with cancer in the U.S. will soon see long-overdue relief thanks to provisions of the Inflation… |
(2023-06-14). Gov't goes extra mile to match jobs and seekers. ecns.cn The central government has undertaken more effective ways of channeling information about vacancies to job seekers, especially college students, who are facing greater employment pressure as graduation season approaches.
(2023-06-15). AIIB former Canadian employee's comments a total lie: Chinese Embassy in Canada. ecns.cn The Chinese Embassy in Canada on Wednesday blasted Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) former global communications director's comments on the bank as sensationalism and a total lie.
(2023-06-15). How A New Generation Of Activists Are Reinventing Housing. popularresistance.org What is social housing? The simple answer is that it is a systemic approach to providing homes that treat housing not as a commodity, but as a human right. But to make it more than just a slogan, you need policies and institutions to make that right into a reality. | Not so long ago, social housing was rarely discussed in the United States. But today there are over a dozen social housing campaigns across the country: from municipal efforts in Los Angeles, Washington DC, Seattle, Kansas City, and San Francisco; to statewide campaigns in California, New York, and Rhode Island, to mention a few. Some are grassroots…
(2023-06-15). Indian Communist: 'Modi represents the Indian brand of fascism'. greenleft.org.au Clifton D' Rozario, a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, and guest speaker at the upcoming Ecosocialism 2023 conference, talks to Jacob Andrewartha about the rise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and how the left is fighting back against his fascist regime.
(2023-06-15). The Amauta Mariátegui and the Commander Che. peoplesdispatch.org 
June 14 marks the birth of two of the most important revolutionaries and Marxist thinkers in Latin America: José Carlos Mariátegui La Chira (1894-1930) and Ernesto Che Guevara (1928-1967). The Peruvian forefather of Indo-American Socialism and the Argentine internationalist of the Cuban Revolution may have not known each other personally, but they had a special relationship, proving themselves necessary and essential to each other. | The relationship between Mariátegui and Che Guevara is an ongoing one. It is thanks to Mariátegui's work we remember, in the way that we do, the revolutionary Che Guevara. And thanks…
(2023-06-14). The Purity Fetish and Middle Class Radicalism: Review and Application of Garrido's The Purity Fetish. By: Paul So. midwesternmarx.com 
Carlos Garrido's book The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism is undoubtedly an essential reading for any revolutionary American Marxist who is serious about building socialism. It is an open secret, and an embarrassment, among leftists in the west that they are politically impotent. Despite the fact that an increasing number of millennials and generation z's in the United States have a positive attitude towards socialism and Marxism, Marxists remain relativ …
(2023-06-15). Union calls off resident physicians' strike at Mount Sinai Morningside and West. wsws.org The action marks the second time in one month that the Committee of Interns and Residents has called off a strike at the last minute and betrayed its members' struggles for better wages.
(2023-06-14). Kohei Saito: Why we need an ecosocialist future. greenleft.org.au Kohei Saito argues there are five important reasons why we need to move beyond capitalism to deal with the ecological and social crises besetting the world today. Peter Boyle reports.
(2023-06-14). E-girls and Truth in Military Recruitment plus Gun Violence and the Intersections of Patriarchy and Capitalism in the US. projectcensored.org To open the program, Mickey and former Project Censored intern Reagan Haynie speak with Alan MacLeod, senior staff writer for MintPress News. He's just written about a new phenomenon in…
(2023-06-14). New book studies why Black women turned to the Communist Party in 1930s. peoplesworld.org 
In her innovative study of four Midwestern cities during the Depression era, historian Melissa Ford reveals an emergent pattern of social crisis, involvement, and Black women's radical activism. A Brick and a Bible examines the evidence and creates a framework for understanding this tradition of social action by Black women, naming it "Midwestern Black radicalism." …
(2023-06-15). China to draft new policies promoting industrial internet. ecns.cn China will draft new policies to promote the development of industrial internet, a tech frontier where all major economies are scrambling to establish a beachhead.
(2023-06-14). Chongqing, SE Asia link freight route. ecns.cn The first freight train serving a new route linking Chongqing municipality in Southwest China and Southeast Asian nations reached Padang Besar, Malaysia, on Thursday, with its compartments fully loaded with industrial products.
(2023-06-14). More pilot cities to fall under vocational education roadmap. ecns.cn China will select a second batch of around 30 pilot cities to integrate the industrial and educational sectors in the second half of this year as the country aims for greater numbers of skilled craftsmen.
(2023-06-15). Myanmar's spring revolution and the Rohingya genocide. greenleft.org.au Burmese educator, academic, and human rights activist, Maung Zarni, spoke to Green Left's Chloe DS ahead of his participation in the Ecosocialism 2023 conference, on July 1‚Äí2.
(2023-06-15). A Public Power Victory In New York State. popularresistance.org On May 2, New York became the first US state to pass a major Green New Deal policy following four years of organizing by the Public Power NY coalition and allies. The Build Public Renewables Act (BPRA), now New York State law, empowers and directs the state's public power provider — the New York Power Authority (NYPA) — to plan, build, and operate renewable energy projects across New York State. Organizers are now focusing on growing the movement for Public Power from coast to coast. | Public Power NY was launched in 2019 by the Ecosocialist Working Group of the NY City's Democratic Socialists of Amer…
(2023-06-15). Ukrainian youth speak on war, social catastrophe: "The military is grabbing draft evaders everywhere" wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site recently spoke with several Ukrainian youth about the situation in the country and the moods within the working population amidst the unfolding NATO-backed "counteroffensive."
(2023-06-14). Chávez, UNASUR And The End Of Unipolarity. popularresistance.org A pivotal event that would push Chávez to proclaim the Bolivarian Process anti-imperialist (and later frame our project as "Socialism of the 21st Century") was the April 11, 2002 coup d'état — which involved imperialist interference — and also the popular mobilization to rescue him and bring him back to the presidency on April 12 and 13. From that moment on, he began to purge his government of the conservative and anti-popular elements in it. He did all this because he was listening and learning from the people. | In 2004 Chávez declared the Venezuelan process to be anti-imperialist.
(2023-06-15). Steps taken to address youth mental health. ecns.cn The Central Committee of the Communist Youth League has offered professional psychological counseling services to young people across the nation to help ease day-today stress and guarantee sound physical and psychological development.
(2023-06-14). Communists in Austria demand freeze on rents amid soaring housing crisis. peoplesdispatch.org The Communist Party of Austria claims that the average housing cost in the country has increased by 12% over the past two years. The party has called for measures such as expansion of municipal housing and introduction of building rent caps…
(2023-06-14). Philippines: Wyeth workers, supporters fight back against mass lay-off. fightbacknews.org Members of Wyeth Philippines Progressive Workers' Union (WPPWU) and their supporters mounted a series of mass protests and other activities to demand the reinstatement of 140 workers who were illegally dismissed by Wyeth-Nestlé Philippines on May 18, 2023 and five other workers who were fired earlier, reported Ang Bayan, official organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines, on June 7, 2023. | The WPPWU fought back with more than 20 picket protests to defend the company jobs of workers and defend the union's previous gains. | Ang Bayan said that the WPPWU protested on May 30 in front of the Nestlé Cabuyao Fact…
(2023-06-14). EVENT: Book launch: Neo-nazi Nato's Proxy War Against Russia. thecommunists.org On Saturday 24 June, the CPGB-ML will be holding a book launch event in London for Neo-nazi Nato's Proxy War Against Russia by Giles Shorter — a brilliant blow by blow account of every important development in Ukraine over the last ten years. Event details 2.00pm on Saturday 24 June Saklatvala Hall, Southall, London, UB2 …