 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. Thursday's filing of a 38-count federal criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump marks an unprecedented stage in the crisis of the American political system. Pursuing NATO's war against Russia was pivotal in further cooperation, alongside confronting China, in alliance with the US and Australia in the AUKUS alliance. The media reports also hinted that discussions are underway to dispatch Australian pilots to fly the fighter jets. "The war in Ukraine is also a battle for raw materials. The country has large deposits of iron, titanium and lithium, some of which are now controlled by Russia," Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI) reported on its website under the title "Ukraine's raw materials wealth at risk." Tokyo intends to develop long-range missiles capable of striking targets abroad, as it ramps up its own war planning in the region aimed at China. The government's pretense that it is engaging in a democratic exercise in bringing in new labour laws is a blatant lie. It is carrying out the demands of the IMF, big business and foreign investors. The publication aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America mythologizes Allende to justify its support for both the Boric and Biden administrations. The ruling, issued under a Labor government, is a clear message to workers throughout Australia that industrial action will not be tolerated. The Australian Nursing Federation readily accepted the $350,000 fine and vowed to prevent any future "illegal" strikes. With contract negotiations for over 150,000 autoworkers set to begin on both sides of the Canada-US border, the institutions of the corporate elite are determined to shore up the hold that Unifor in Canada and the UAW in the US exercise over the rank-and-file. Teamsters officials held a short, carefully scripted, online meeting in response to workers anger over the hastily prepared strike authorization vote. Following the layoff of 700 call center workers last month Maximus workers held a one-day strike June 5 at locations in five states. Celebrations of the decision are ignoring the statements of Kavanaugh and Thomas criticizing the Voting Rights Act and the potential for future attacks on voting rights. The workers were killed because they tried to leave their employment with the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel. The billion-dollar entertainment and media corporations are continuing their drive to lower wages, cuts jobs and increase profits at the expense of entertainment industry workers. The largest business group in the US demanded, in the name of the "economy," that Biden appoint a mediator to overcome workers' demands. A genuine rank-and-file committee is essential to halt a shocking betrayal at USyd and for a broader struggle against real wage cuts, casualisation and intolerable conditions. 2,400 postdocs and research scientists/engineers at the University of Washington have on been on strike since Wednesday. The Labour government's pay cut was pushed through by the union, which told 30,000 primary teachers they had to accept it due to the "current economic climate." The contracts for thousands of workers at the Detroit Public Schools Community District expire on June 30. India: Contract child protection workers in Kerala strike indefinitely; Mumbai textile workers walk out over unpaid wages; Australia: NSW paramedics impose bans in long-running pay dispute; Australian Ballet performers to take action over pay About the WSWS The World Socialist Web Site is published by the International Committee of the Fourth International, the world Trotskyist movement, and its affiliated sections in the Socialist Equality Parties around the world. Find out more about joining the Socialist Equality Party.
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