 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. The fifth largest trucking firm in the United States shut its operations last Friday and laid off 30,000 drivers, yard workers and office staff across the US. The latest attack illustrates that, following the Vilnius NATO summit which significantly increased the alliance's preparations for global war, the conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate. The urgent task British Columbia dockworkers now confront is to break out of the straitjacket imposed upon them by the ILWU leadership. The wide turnout, with more than 300 registered, was a sign of growing opposition to the contract, which contains substandard wage increases and freezes to pension contributions for workers throughout much of the US. In a conversation with labor relations "expert" Art Wheaton, Automotive News writers want to know if Shawn Fain can deliver on demands of auto companies. The joint statement placed the war drive in the Indo-Pacific in the context of American imperialism's global strategy of confrontation with both Russia and China. In the face of 40 felony counts in the classified documents case and pending indictments in Georgia and Washington related to the failed coup, Trump repeated his fascistic appeals in speeches over the weekend. The song and music video recorded and performed by Jason Aldean, "Try That in a Small Town," are part of the effort by a faction of the ruling establishment to openly promote racism and far-right politics in the US aimed at sowing divisions within the working class. While workers want to fight to defend their rights, trade union leaders are calling for the establishment of corporatist bodies that will impose the demands of companies and the government. Official figures show the youth unemployment rate is 21.3 percent but in reality it could be more than double this level. Whatever government is formed, there is no golden road out of the crisis. A PSOE-government is not the answer to the far-right. To the extent that workers continue to accept the PSOE and Sumar as a lesser evil, this will only disarm them politically. That the radiographers and doctors are fighting alone in their disputes points to the terrible consequences of the union bureaucracy's sell-outs in the health sector finalised in May and June. Almost half of the membership voted to continue industrial action for a pay rise, but the Health Services Union is using the result to ram through real wage cuts. This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago. 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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