 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. The predominant expression of opposition to a Popular Party-Vox government was an increase in voter turnout by four percent, at 70 percent the highest in 15 years, which mainly benefitted the Socialist Party (PSOE). Netanyahu's coalition rams through judicial coup law in Israel despite largest ever protest movement Police opened fire with water cannon on protests throughout Israel against the passage of the law. Days after the NATO summit in Vilnius, infighting between Russia and Ukraine began to intensify in the Black Sea region, threatening a significant geographic expansion of the conflict. WSWS reporters spoke to Yellow freight workers in the Detroit area following a last-minute agreement by the Teamsters to avert a strike at the company over non-payment of pensions. The new method of calculating pay for rural letter carriers, whose salaries have been reduced by $20,000 or more for some, is arguably the greatest wage theft in US history. The attack took place on July 4, but it took nearly three weeks for the body camera footage to be made public. The following statement calls on workers to mobilize against the drastic cut in working hours and pay for temporary workers at the Flint Truck Assembly plant. Bennett's vast audience, including new generations who first heard him in the 1990s, demonstrated there was a hunger in the population for music and lyrics of artistry and honesty, in contrast to the "gangster rap," synthetic show tunes and banal "hits" by celebrity performers pumped out by the entertainment moguls. In taking up what many entertainment workers rightfully see as a historic, even "existential" struggle, it is vital that actors and writers understand the fundamental driving forces behind the assault on their profession. The meeting sought to channel opposition to AUKUS, the militarist pact preparing for war with China, behind its architects in the Labor Party government. The Modi regime is stepping up pressure on Colombo to align itself with India's geopolitical interests and sideline China. Wastewater data for June indicates that the number of infections across the US has risen by more than 60 percent. The Allied Pilots Association at American Airlines called off a vote set to begin this week on a new contract, citing a better offer by United Airlines Dangerous staffing shortages and inadequate pay are pushing nurses at Rochester General Hospital on the road to strike action. Tens of thousands rallied again in Peru last week against the illegitimate Boularte government while Argentine steelworkers have mounted escalating strikes against the ravages of inflation. Workers confront economic pressure on multiple fronts—interest rates, housing costs, and surging inflation in the price of essentials, such as utilities and groceries. Calls for "Unity against fascism" will be used as a weapon against the working class, to try and blackmail workers into uniting behind a renewed Socialist Party-Sumar government to try and stifle a movement to the left that has seen an eruption of struggles against their pro-war and austerity policies. 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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