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US Ports Warn White House of ‘Grave’ Economic Risks With China Crane Tariff ( www.bloomberg.com )

US ports are urging the Biden administration to reconsider a proposed 25% tariff on Chinese-made cranes, arguing it will increase costs by over $130 million and hurt their competitiveness. They argue there are no alternatives to Chinese cranes and the tariff will negatively impact efficiency, capacity, and the overall economy....

‘Nurses Against Genocide’ protest the American Nurses Association’s silence ( www.workers.org )

One of the organizers who participated in the action said: “We coordinated online from different states. All of us are full-time, working nurses who participate in activism regularly, including staging actions like this one. Not everyone could make it in person, but there were nurses from across the country who helped outline...

Antidemocratic Supreme Court rules that Trump is above the law ( www.workers.org )

On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court declared that presidents have “absolute immunity” from prosecution. These nine appointed justices declared that any sitting and former president’s actions are officially above the law, just two weeks before Trump’s scheduled July 11 sentencing. In an effort to gaslight the people of...

West Virginians demonstrate for Palestine ( www.workers.org )

The tone of the chants was very militant, and they often connected the liberation of Palestine with the struggles against racism, national oppression and U.S. [neo]imperialism. Chants included: “Yemen, Yemen, make us proud, turn another ship around,” “From Palestine to Mexico, border walls have got to go,” and “From...

Leonard Peltier parole hearing update ( www.workers.org )

Leonard was asked about the underlying offenses, but he also had the opportunity to speak about his grandchildren, and his personality and pride really shone through. A massive amount of material was presented, and we hope the hearing examiner has been convinced of the obvious fact that, if released, Leonard is not in danger of...

In a historic advance, Amazon Labor Union joins the Teamsters ( www.workers.org )

On June 5, the Teamsters union made this groundbreaking announcement: “In a milestone for organized labor, the Amazon Labor Union has formally affiliated with the 1.3 million-member International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The affiliation supplies renewed representation and stronger resources for Amazon workers — behind the...

Philadelphia: Police attack pro-Palestine march ( www.workers.org )

The pro-Palestine rally was called on the U.S. Independence Day holiday to focus on [neo]imperialism’s support for [Herzlianism]. The rally gathered at Rittenhouse Square near Walnut and 19th streets starting at 6 p.m., and nearly 1,000 people participated in the march that followed. Militant chants and a lead banner called...

Over one hundred activists gathered at Harvard Square to shut down Elbit Systems ( www.workers.org )

At the rally an organizer called for further direct action in the U.S. imperial core: “We are here, because we absolutely have to be, because this genocide is being carried out with our dollars, in our name, by entities, by companies that we do not have to let keep operating, that we can close down.”...

UC, California courts attempt to shut down student-worker strike ( www.workers.org )

“We call on the California Labor Federation and the entire labor movement to join us in fighting this calculated attack on the right to strike and on the rights of workers everywhere. We remain committed in our opposition to the U.S. war machine and the UC’s vast investments in the industries that support it. We remain...

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