At midnight on Thursday, the master contract for 144,000 US autoworkers employed at the three largest car manufacturers (General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis) will expire.
Workers have been preparing for months for this moment, using the UPS Teamsters’ historic contract win as inspiration. The United Auto Workers, which represents the 144,000 workers employed at the “Big Three” automakers, has organized grassroots actions such as practice pickets.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/12/in-two-days-144000-us-autoworkers-workers-are-set-to-strike/
Workers have been preparing for months for this moment, using the UPS Teamsters’ historic contract win as inspiration. The United Auto Workers, which represents the 144,000 workers employed at the “Big Three” automakers, has organized grassroots actions such as practice pickets.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/12/in-two-days-144000-us-autoworkers-workers-are-set-to-strike/
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In two days, 144,000 US autoworkers workers are set to strike : Peoples Dispatch
The master contract for 144,000 unionized workers expires on September 14. Workers are ready to strike the three largest automakers in the nation
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Palestinian human rights organizations have denounced that a female Palestinian prisoner was subjected to brutal torture by the Israeli prison authorities while in custody.
The Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-prisoners Affairs Commission on Monday said that 41-year-old Fatima Amarneh, who hails from Jenin, told her lawyer that Israeli soldiers had beaten her until she lost consciousness while arresting her.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/12/female-palestinian-prisoner-allegedly-tortured-by-israeli-authorities/
The Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-prisoners Affairs Commission on Monday said that 41-year-old Fatima Amarneh, who hails from Jenin, told her lawyer that Israeli soldiers had beaten her until she lost consciousness while arresting her.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/12/female-palestinian-prisoner-allegedly-tortured-by-israeli-authorities/
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Female Palestinian prisoner allegedly tortured by Israeli authorities : Peoples Dispatch
Fatima Amarneh was arrested on September 4 after being accused of attempting to stab an Israeli soldier. She has allegedly been subjected to repeated abuse and torture by the Israeli police and prison officials
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🇨🇱 Tens of thousands of people gathered with candles at the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile on the night of September 11 to honor the victims of the military dictatorship that was installed on September 11, 1973 with the coup against the government of Salvador Allende.
This year marks 50 years since the coup against the Popular Unity government of Salvador Allende. Local and national authorities in Chile, as well as social and progressive movements and organizations, have organized an array of activities to commemorate the crime.https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/13/allende-lives/
This year marks 50 years since the coup against the Popular Unity government of Salvador Allende. Local and national authorities in Chile, as well as social and progressive movements and organizations, have organized an array of activities to commemorate the crime.https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/13/allende-lives/
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Allende lives : Peoples Dispatch
A series of activities have been organized over the past week in honor of the 50th anniversary of the coup d’état against then Chilean President Salvador Allende
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🇨🇱📸 50 YEARS SINCE THE COUP: NEVER AGAIN!
On September 11, the 50th anniversary of the US-backed coup against the socialist president of Chile Salvador Allende, tens of thousands gathered at the National Stadium in Santiago to remember the victims of the dictatorship and to reject the atrocities of the military regime. The stadium was one of the largest centers of torture and detention during the dictatorship.
During the candle-lit vigil, people displayed photos of the more than 40,000 victims of the dictatorship, including the more than 3,000 killed and 1,200 disappeared.
"Now I want to live
With my son and my brother
The spring that we all
are building every day
I am not afraid of the threat
Patterns of misery
The star of hope
Will continue to be ours"
-Victor Jara
📷 Mauricio González Kowal.
On September 11, the 50th anniversary of the US-backed coup against the socialist president of Chile Salvador Allende, tens of thousands gathered at the National Stadium in Santiago to remember the victims of the dictatorship and to reject the atrocities of the military regime. The stadium was one of the largest centers of torture and detention during the dictatorship.
During the candle-lit vigil, people displayed photos of the more than 40,000 victims of the dictatorship, including the more than 3,000 killed and 1,200 disappeared.
"Now I want to live
With my son and my brother
The spring that we all
are building every day
I am not afraid of the threat
Patterns of misery
The star of hope
Will continue to be ours"
-Victor Jara
📷 Mauricio González Kowal.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been in China since September 8 on a multi-city tour in the country to strengthen political and economic ties with the BRICS member.
“[We are] ready for what will be a historic visit for the strengthening of cooperation ties and the construction of a new world geopolitics,” Maduro wrote on social media when he landed in Shenzhen on Friday.
On September 13, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Maduro held historic talks in Beijing at the Great Hall of the People. The key result of the meeting was the establishment of an “all-weather strategic partnership” between the two countries, one of China’s highest categories of bilateral state relations. "The establishment of an all-weather strategic partnership between China and Venezuela meets the common expectations of the two peoples and conforms to the general trend of historical development," Xi said.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/13/venezuela-and-china-strengthen-ties-on-maduros-first-visit-in-five-years/
“[We are] ready for what will be a historic visit for the strengthening of cooperation ties and the construction of a new world geopolitics,” Maduro wrote on social media when he landed in Shenzhen on Friday.
On September 13, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Maduro held historic talks in Beijing at the Great Hall of the People. The key result of the meeting was the establishment of an “all-weather strategic partnership” between the two countries, one of China’s highest categories of bilateral state relations. "The establishment of an all-weather strategic partnership between China and Venezuela meets the common expectations of the two peoples and conforms to the general trend of historical development," Xi said.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/13/venezuela-and-china-strengthen-ties-on-maduros-first-visit-in-five-years/
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Venezuela and China strengthen ties on Maduro’s first visit in five years
The Global South socialist nations vowed to work to build multilateralism and support each other’s national development
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#PeoplesHistory | Today, on the anniversary of his untimely death, we remember Tupac Shakur. Tupac was a revolutionary rapper and the son of Black Panther Party member, Afeni Shakur.
His music was centered on social issues facing the working class and the Black community in the US, as well as their resistance. He is considered one of the most influential rappers for his content and style.
On September 7, 1996, Tupac was injured in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He succumbed to his injuries six days later at age 25.
His music was centered on social issues facing the working class and the Black community in the US, as well as their resistance. He is considered one of the most influential rappers for his content and style.
On September 7, 1996, Tupac was injured in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He succumbed to his injuries six days later at age 25.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s far eastern Amur region.
The two countries decided to deepen their bilateral relations, including military-technical cooperation.
During the meeting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia considers the international sanctions on North Korea as “improper” and will ensure that they are removed. He claimed that China also shared the Russian view.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/13/russia-opposes-sanctions-against-north-korea-calls-them-improper/
The two countries decided to deepen their bilateral relations, including military-technical cooperation.
During the meeting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia considers the international sanctions on North Korea as “improper” and will ensure that they are removed. He claimed that China also shared the Russian view.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/13/russia-opposes-sanctions-against-north-korea-calls-them-improper/
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Russia opposes sanctions against North Korea, calls them improper : Peoples Dispatch
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean President Kim Jong-un met in Russia on Wednesday amid heightened speculations in the West about the meeting’s purpose. Kim expressed his country’s full support to Russian attempts to fight against “hegemony…
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Millionaire real estate company head Tim Gurner has gone viral (not for the first time) for his incredibly barefaced remarks to fellow capitalists at the Financial Review Property Summit.
“We need to remind people that they work for the employer, not the other way around,” Gurner said.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/13/capitalists-want-to-see-pain-in-the-economy-for-us-workers-the-pain-is-already-here/
“We need to remind people that they work for the employer, not the other way around,” Gurner said.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/13/capitalists-want-to-see-pain-in-the-economy-for-us-workers-the-pain-is-already-here/
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Capitalists want to see “pain in the economy.” For US workers, the pain is already here : Peoples Dispatch
After pandemic-era aid expired, the child poverty rate more than doubled and the US saw the highest year-to-year jump in poverty on record
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🇵🇸 According to eyewitnesses quoted by the Palestine Information Center, Israeli forces fired live ammunition and tear gas shells on a small number of protesters who were taking out a rally near the border with Israel.
The protest was organized by youth groups against the ongoing Israeli atrocities in the occupied territories and in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/14/israeli-forces-kill-one-palestinian-protester-and-injure-several-others-near-gaza-border/
The protest was organized by youth groups against the ongoing Israeli atrocities in the occupied territories and in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/14/israeli-forces-kill-one-palestinian-protester-and-injure-several-others-near-gaza-border/
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Israeli forces kill one Palestinian protester and injure several others near Gaza border : Peoples Dispatch
The protest was organized to oppose Israeli atrocities in the occupied territories, the mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners, and the 17-year long blockade of Gaza
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Give The People What They Want is back!
Prasanth R, Zoe Alexandra and Vijay Prashad, will bring you the weekly roundup of working class news you need.
https://www.youtube.com/live/IlmNQNWIlEY?si=r9HLlBEJxjs4G9s4
Prasanth R, Zoe Alexandra and Vijay Prashad, will bring you the weekly roundup of working class news you need.
https://www.youtube.com/live/IlmNQNWIlEY?si=r9HLlBEJxjs4G9s4
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