American Party of Labor

08/26/2026

08/01/2026

The Empire wears no clothes as the US State Department issues a report declaring anti-war, anti-imperialist activism against the United States' harassment and siege of Cuba of acting as "Cuban assets" continuing that is "time to crush this evil" of anti-imperialism. In light of this incredibly honest and foul reactionary threat, the anti-war and anti-imperialist movement in America must strengthen to the utmost possible extent against these "champions of freedom and democracy" in their gilded halls of the White House!

https://redphoenix.news/2026/07/u-s-state-dept-releases-war-mongering-report-on-cuba/

07/31/2026

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https://redphoenix.news/2026/07/i-c-e-killings-call-for-militant-class-struggle/

07/26/2026

Today marks 36 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Disabled people still face financial oppression with outdated SSI "benefits," are disproportionately victimized by police, and can still be paid sub-minimum wage based on a metric of "productivity." Capitalism = ableism!

07/25/2026

07/19/2026

In a move that lays bare the raw power imbalance between giant corporations and the working people who keep their operations running, Cargill has locked out more than 1,700 workers at its massive beef processing plant in Fort Morgan, CO. The action, which began on May 20, 2026, came after union members overwhelmingly rejected the company’s inadequate contract proposal.

These workers, represented by Teamsters Local 455, have been demanding fairer wages that actually keep pace with the rising cost of living, improved health care, and real commitments to safety in one of the most dangerous industries in America. Instead of bargaining in good faith, Cargill chose to shut the gates and cut off paychecks, betting that economic pressure would break the resolve of working families.

Communities, consumers, and fellow workers should rally behind these families. Boycotts of Cargill products during the lockout, donations to strike funds, and political pressure on local and national leaders to side with labor over corporate giants can make a difference. Cargill and companies like it thrive because the system allows them to amass vast wealth while treating workers as disposable. The only real answer is organized, militant resistance by working people who refuse to accept crumbs when they produce the banquet. The picket lines in Fort Morgan are a frontline in the ongoing battle for dignity on the job. Every worker watching this unfold should take note: your fight is connected to theirs. Stand strong, Fort Morgan. The working class is stronger when we stand as one.

Full article: www.redphoenix.news

07/17/2026

In the summer of 1894, as economic depression devastated working-class communities across the United States, a struggle erupted that would bring the nation’s rail system to a standstill and pit hundreds of thousands of workers against some of the most powerful interests in the country. What began as a local dispute at the Pullman Palace Car Company outside Chicago, where workers faced wage cuts while remaining trapped in an exploitative company town, rapidly grew into a nationwide strike movement fueled by solidarity. The federal government ultimately intervened on behalf of the railroads and industrialists, exposing for everyone to see whose side the government was really on.

The roots of the conflict lay in the Panic of 1893, an economic depression unprecedented in its severity until the Great Depression thirty years later (1929-1939). Millions of people lost their jobs and livelihoods, great destitution spread throughout the country, due ironically to the abundance of goods that could not be sold, and production came to a halt. As demand for new railroad cars plummeted, George Pullman, the owner of the Pullman Palace Car Company, responded by laying off over 2,000 workers and cutting wages for those who remained by roughly 25 percent, on average. However, the company made no corresponding reductions in the rents or prices charged in Pullman, Illinois, the model town built to house its workforce. In these “model towns”, controlled by the company, workers lived in company-owned housing, shopped at company stores, and paid company rates for utilities, all while facing a paternalistic system that left little room for independent decision-making. As workers grew increasingly frustrated, a grievance committee was set up but their attempts to negotiate were rebuffed, and several representatives were fired. On May 11, the workers had had enough and decided to walk out.

Full article: redphoenix.news

07/17/2026

In Grayslake, a northwest suburb of Chicago, a local movement aiming to stop a 472-acre data center from being built in a residential area faced another hurdle as the local city government packed a city council meeting with over 100 members of the International Union of Operation Engineers (IUOE) Locals 150 and 152. In a tense and heated scene, locals were denied seats and were, at times, prevented from speaking by union members, who sang the U.S. national anthem over protesters and called others “bleeding heart liberals.” The union attended the meeting to protect the data center, which it said would bring union construction jobs to the location. Protestors have raised concerns about water and electricity use on Lake County’s outdated infrastructure, noise pollution, the limited jobs provided by the project after construction, and local officials selling residential land to a corporation for the expansion of AI.

It is the latest attack on the movement, whose modest aims are to stop the construction of the data center. Previously, the town cancelled seven of the last twelve city council meetings and Grayslake’s mayor, Elizabeth Davies, has offered no response other than saying Grayslake should be “honored” to have been chosen for the project. On June 13, the community held a protest against the data center which brought several hundred people to the streets of the usually quiet suburban town.

Full article: redphoenix.news