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Teamsters announce last‑minute agreement for 17,000 First Student school bus drivers

55+ min ago  (566+ words) On March 31, the Teamsters announced a tentative agreement (TA) with First Student covering more than 17,000 school bus drivers, thereby preventing a nationwide strike that had been scheduled to begin on April 1. The union issued a statement praising a new "national…...

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Historical issues in Supreme Court argument on birthright citizenship

1+ hour, 5+ min ago  (1363+ words) On April 1, the U.S. Supreme Court heard two hours of arguments in Trump v. Barbara to review lower-court rulings striking down President Donald Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship for children born to parents who are undocumented or present in the…...

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Trump sets Tuesday night deadline for the massive war crime against Iran

50+ min ago  (733+ words) The United States is on the brink of a moral and political catastrophe. This is the inescapable conclusion to be derived from Donald Trump's press conference on Monday." The language of the press conference speaks for itself. Trump declared, in…...

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Workers Struggles: The Americas

1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (1067+ words) The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature On Tuesday March 31 thousands of workers marched and surrounded Bolivia's government house in La Paz demanding from the newly installed right-wing government of Rodrigo…...

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One year since the death of Stellantis worker Ronald Adams Sr.: Family demands answers as MIOSHA investigation blocked

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (623+ words) Twelve months have now passed. Stellantis has not been held accountable. The United Auto Workers has issued no demands for accountability. And the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA), which opened an investigation the day Adams died, has still…...

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After our contract rejection we must strike Nexteer to win our demands!

1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (667+ words) Last week, workers at Nexteer Automotive in Saginaw, Michigan, voted by more than 96 percent to reject a concessions contract pushed by United Auto Workers Local 699 and the UAW International. In the days since, UAW officials have kept 1,300 workers at the…...

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Germany’s ultra-right culture minister Weimer continues his rampage against freedom of art and expression

2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (817+ words) Germany's Minister of State for Culture Wolfram Weimer is pursuing his rampage against freedom of art and expression. The Office of the Commissioner for Culture and Media (BKM) has announced a new measure to sharply intensify censorship. According to Weimer's…...

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Fortress Europe claims 70 more migrant lives in mass drowning in the Mediterranean

2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (696+ words) The European Union's (EU) murderous anti-immigration agenda claimed the lives of scores more people over the last week. On Saturday, at least 70 migrants died in the Mediterranean Sea after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya. Only 32 survived on…...

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Trump administration unveils plans for “Greater North America” as Iran war roils Latin American economies

2+ hour, 57+ min ago  (570+ words) US War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday, March 29, outlined a new strategic doctrine dubbed "Greater North America," explicitly redefining the Western Hemisphere as an exclusive US security perimeter under President Donald Trump's leadership. Speaking at the US Southern Command headquarters…...

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UK: Labour’s Universal Credit Act set to throw hundreds of thousands into deeper poverty

11+ hour, 4+ min ago  (238+ words) Hundreds of thousands of people who rely on disability benefits will be thrown into deeper poverty from April 6, as the Starmer Labour government's Universal Credit Act (2025) comes into force. Universal Credit is Britain's main welfare benefit system, combining financial support…...