18+ hour ago   (787+ words) Workers at Ventra Assembly in Windsor, Ontario, members of Windsor-based United Auto Workers Local 251, voted on August 31 to authorize a strike action. The vote was 207 in favor and two against—a 99 percent margin. There are 220 workers at the plant which…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1180+ words) The attempt by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to bring down bond yields (interest rates) at the longer end of the market by organising an increased Treasury buyback operation of up to $6 billion has hit the ground with a thud....

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (577+ words) Are you a National Steel Car worker? Fill out the form at the end of this article to get information about joining the National Steel Car Rank-and-File Committee. The strike at National Steel Car in Hamilton, Ontario, now in its…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (678+ words) On August 25, Bathla Group, a major residential property builder based in Sydney, went into administration with reported debts of at least $3.4 billion. Tens of thousands of building workers, contractors and home buyers will be impacted by the collapse, which may…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1142+ words) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and his counterparts in the Japanese government are walking a tightrope as they seek to raise the value of the yen against the US dollar and stabilise it. If they slip and fall off, it…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (550+ words) The vote on the agreement took place on August 31 with the Korean Metal Workers’ Union (KMWU) announcing the results the following day. The vote was close, indicating significant opposition. Of the 31,166 workers who cast ballots, 19,183 voted in favor while 11,914 workers…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (371+ words) A worker died at the Applied Materials Harris Branch manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, in Building 34. Details of the death remain scarce, and the company has not publicly explained what happened. An Applied Materials worker said coworkers reported hearing a…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (827+ words) The Sri Lankan government is celebrating its compliance with International Monetary Fund (IMF) targets for austerity cuts, while workers and oppressed people are falling deeper into poverty. In an August 26 speech to diplomats in Colombo, Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (837+ words) Two events in the past week have illustrated the growing lack of international confidence in the stability of the US financial and political system. Last Wednesday the Dutch National Bank (DNB) revealed that between March and August it had moved…...