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Leon Trotsky
The social revolution is entirely based upon the growth of proletarian consciousness and on the faith of the proletariat in its own strength and in the party which is leading it.
James P Cannon
The workers of America have power enough to topple the structure of capitalism at home and to lift the whole world with them when they rise.
Dec.12 port shutdown: ILWU leadership dismisses a great opportunity.
Last December the #Occupy movement on the west coast of the United States called for a generalized port shutdown from Seattle, Washington to San Diego, California. It was an audacious…
“An injury to one is an injury to all”: an interview with a rank-and-file member of the ILWU
On November 25 a member of Workers Power held a phone interview with one of the rank and file members of the ILWU based in Los Angeles, CA. What followed…
Trotsky and the call for a Labor Party in the USA
Dave Stockton looks at the tactics Leon Trotsky proposed to the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) in relation to the call for a Labor Party in the USA in the late…
Verizon workers show how to combat bosses’ attacks
45,000 Verizon workers have taken to strike action amidst a major collective-bargaining dispute. Jeff Albertson recounts events and offers a definitive way for both the CWA and IBEW members to…
ILWU battling back on Longview ports
Facing a union-busting drive from the bosses and betrayal by a fellow union, ILWU members in Washington take direct action to enforce their demands. Marcus Otono reports.…
NJ Democrats bootlick Chris Christie, sellout working class
Events in New Jersey highlight the "bi-partisan" nature of austerity, show how inept the Democratic Party truly is at combating it, and reveal their complicity in bringing it on. …
Target unionization drive opens up a realm of possibilities
The unionization campaign at Target demonstrated the desire of workers to get organized. Now they need a way to win. Jafe Arnoldski explains how that can be done.…
Genuine independence means building a workers’ party
At a recent national press club meeting in Washington DC, AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka did a fine job voicing his opposition to the attacks on working people and youth nationwide,…
Millions mobilize in “National Day of Actions”; dockworkers in Oakland shut down port
Facing attacks in almost every state, unions and communities mobilized on April 4 for a day of actions in solidarity with the struggles in Madison, Columbus, across the mid-west, and…
Michigan on the verge of “financial martial law”
Desperate times call for desperate measures. That is both the rationale of the Republican-majority government in Michigan and substance of their latest overt promotion of state guardianship and curtailment of…
Gut-Check Time in Wisconsin
A specter is haunting Madison: the specter of a general strike. Jeff Albertson reports on the latest developments from Wisconsin.…