 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. The unelected justices, with lifetime appointments, are a critical part of a thoroughly anti-democratic political system controlled by the financial aristocracy. This is the latest in a series of maneuvers by the union designed to head off strike action by 340,000 workers and impose a sellout contract at the largest unionized private employer in the United States. With the federal Liberal government preparing to illegalize their strike, BC dock workers must expand the struggle, including by appealing to their US colleagues who are facing like attacks from the shipping companies and threats of strikebreaking legislation to join them in shutting down all West Coast ports. The decision, in fact, was "weak," cowardly and high-handed. Friday's eleventh-hour email simply presented the illegitimate extension of negotiations to the union's 160,000 members as a fait accompli. O'Brien and Fain have the closest relations to the Biden administration and the Democratic Party, which are determined to block strikes by these powerful sections of the working class. The incident is the largest mass shooting in the city in over a decade. Attacks on rural letter carriers the beginning of devastating restructuring of the US Postal Service The "Delivering for America" plan is designed to drastically cut the cost of the mail delivery system at the expense of the workforce and quality of service, with the ultimate goal of privatization. The sabotage of our election campaign is directed against all those who oppose militarism and war, which is the vast majority of students. This is also why the campaign against us is so aggressive. We will not be intimidated by this and will intensify our anti-war campaign in the coming days. Macquarie Socialists' statement reveals just how wide the gap is between this pseudo-left outfit and the principled, left-wing and socialist politics of the IYSSE. Virtually the entire town of Pickens, with a population of just over 3,200, was taken over by far-right Trump supporters. We call for strike action in the fall unless our demands are met in full, coordinated with teachers and workers internationally, including the Detroit Three autoworkers. On Saturday, Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez started Madrid's six-month presidency of the European Union with a bellicose visit to Kiev to underline the bloc's commitment to NATO's war against Russia in the Ukraine. According to Safe Work Australia, 69 workers were killed on the job between January 1 and June 22 this year, an average of one every 2.5 days. The campaign against the bogus charges, sackings and witch-hunt of Alton Estate workers is winning strong support from plantation workers, university students and workers in key industry sectors. As the corporate elite and media are demanding, the Labor government is preparing moves to impose new caps and eligibility restrictions on badly-needed NDIS programs. While the ruling class is anxious to maintain trade with China in order to prevent an economic collapse, New Zealand is increasingly integrated in US-led war plans on a global scale, including against China. 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. The first rate hike in 27 months follows the policy of the major central banks internationally and signals an intensification of the social attack on the working class. Around 38 percent of schools have passed their design shelf-life and some, built over a 30-year period on the cheap using RAAC concrete, could collapse at any time. 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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