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“It is a toxic working environment and has unfortunately been this way for some time now. It seriously worries myself and my colleagues as to where we are heading.”

As Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza, which has resulted in a devastating number of civilian deaths, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW),

Andrea Levy — Renowned Russian sociologist, dissident was jailed on February 13 for five years on trumped-up charges of “justifying terrorism”.

Unions are calling on the federal government to completely freeze the transfer of all arms to Israel.

The major issues currently facing the approximately 50,000 postal workers across the country include real wage cuts, increased workloads and speed-up, multi-tier pay scales, and aggressive bullying from management.

Editor’s note: Bill Knight from the Labor Paper is, like People's World, a member of the International Labor Communications Association. DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.

Julia, a single mother of two and recently laid-off worker, spoke to the WSWS about her time working at UPS, the layoffs, the Teamsters union, as well as the immense hardship and injustice facing her and other sections of the working class.

Congress will introduce new legislation Wednesday that aims to address postal carriers' safety concerns amid a nationwide robbery trend, the Associated Press reported.Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), the legislation's lead sponsor in the House, will introduce the Protect Our Letter Carriers Act this ...

There will be rolling blockades of arms manufacturers this week across Canada as calls for an arms embargo against Israel grow.

WASHINGTON—After weeks of quiet consolidation of their coalition, Labor for a Ceasefire, a group of seven big unions, 220 other locals and central labor councils, and two other groups, will go public with its mass movement advocating a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War.