 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. In light of Trump's record of launching military attacks under the cover of negotiations, his claim about "conversations" about a "total resolution of our hostilities" with Iran is not simply unbelievable. It is sinister. Trump made clear that the ICE airport occupation is not about shortening lines but about leveraging a manufactured crisis to expand repression and attack democratic and voting rights. The collision, which could have killed dozens of passengers on the plane, seems linked to overwork for the air traffic controller, who was handling two jobs at the time. This shameful statement not only fails to condemn the unlawful, unprovoked imperialist war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran, but also fails to even mention the aggressor by name and instead blames Iran. Washington's war on Iran has triggered a crippling fuel shock in the Philippines, sparking a mass transport strike and intensifying the political crisis of the US-backed Marcos regime. The union bureaucracy suppressed a militant healthcare strike as explosive nationwide struggles were developing against inequality, police repression and war. BP's "last, best and final offer" was nothing less than a declaration of war against oil workers, with the company demanding job cuts, reductions in pay and free rein to introduce AI-based automation and further job cuts down the line. The IG Metall has suffered losses in many car plants in works council elections that began at the start of March. Even though it still commands a majority in the large plants, the dominance of the trade union apparatus has been shaken. There are forecasts that the oil price will continue to surge as many countries face a "cliff edge" with regard to LNG supplies. It is another indication of the broad-based opposition to the Trump administration and its drive toward dictatorship, including its vicious anti-immigrant witch-hunt. Labour government minister Steve Reed declared a vote on war unnecessary, as "There is no precedent for a vote in Parliament for defending British people." "If all of these parties support the war, then the election has no meaning. What are we voting for? No one is even raising the question of war, so people don't get a chance to have their voice heard." "In my workplace we're using outdated, sometimes broken equipment. Meanwhile billions go to the military. I've heard nothing from the unions—no statements, no leaflets, nothing opposing the war." The strike vote at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation shows a determination to fight the low pay and poor working and employment conditions resulting from past trade union sellouts. 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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