La campagne d'expulsions massives de l'administration Trump a déclenché un régime de terreur à Minneapolis, où 3 000 agents fédéraux mènent des rafles qui ont abouti à des enlèvements sur les lieux de travail, des fusillades et au moins trois morts – dont deux militant·es assassiné·es alors qu'ils-elles protestaient. Mais le mouvement syndical se bat. Le 23 janvier, le syndicat CWA (Communications Workers of America) 7250 a mobilisé ses membres pour une « Journée de la vérité et de la (…)

The Trump administration's mass deportation campaign has unleashed a reign of terror in Minneapolis, where 3,000 federal agents are conducting sweeps that have resulted in workplace abductions, shootings, and at least three deaths – including two activists murdered whilst protesting. But the labour movement is fighting back. On 23rd January, the CWA 7250 union mobilised its members for a “Day of Truth & Freedom” that brought 100,000 people onto the streets in freezing conditions. Kieran (…)

Hopes for the creation of a true welfare state in Thailand are fading fast as campaigning hits top gear ahead of the 8 February election. Pledges to improve state benefits for millions of vulnerable Thais are almost absent from party manifestos, replaced by watered-down populist policies. “Political parties have failed to demonstrate a sincere political will to improve people's lives,” said Nitirat Sapsomboon, a coordinator at We Fair, a network advocating for social justice and state (…)