by Bill Onasch / February 2006 issue of Socialist Action newspaper Nearly 48 hours after a conveyor fire broke out at Alma No. 1 Mine in Melville, West Virginia, rescuers recovered the bodies of two missing miners. These victims brought the total of American coal miners killed on the job during the first three weeks … Continue reading No Blood for Coal!
Month: February 2006
Bush Orders Spy Agency to Wiretap U.S.
by Joe Auciello / June 2006 issue Socialist Action “If this were a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier, just as long as I am the dictator,” President George W. Bush told reporters after the 2000 election. Apparently, he wasn’t joking. Following the 9/11 attacks, President Bush secretly ordered the National … Continue reading Bush Orders Spy Agency to Wiretap U.S.
Tehran Bus Drivers Strike Marks Revival of Iranian Labor Movement
by Kamran Nayeri & Yadullah Khosroshadi February 2006 issue of Socialist Action newspaper In the early hours of Dec. 25 (not a holiday in Iran), Tehran bus drivers went on strike. Five out of 10 bus districts were affected. Thousands of bus drivers rallied in three locations in the city. The municipal United Bus Company … Continue reading Tehran Bus Drivers Strike Marks Revival of Iranian Labor Movement
Transit Workers Reject Raw Deal
by Mary Goodman / February 2006 issue of Socialist Action newspaper *Marty Goodman is a station agent and Executive Board member of Transport Workers Union Local 100. The week before Christmas, 33,000 New York subway and bus workers stunned the city’s bosses and politicians, and inspired workers around the country, by launching the first system-wide … Continue reading Transit Workers Reject Raw Deal
Bolivia Remains a Powder Keg Following the Election of Morales
by Gerry Foley / February 2006 issue of Socialist Action newspaper The election of Evo Morales to the presidency of Bolivia on Dec. 18 aroused a flurry of disquiet in the international capitalist press. It was described as a “new step to the left in Latin America,” or even a “new step toward socialism.” It … Continue reading Bolivia Remains a Powder Keg Following the Election of Morales