Today in Labor History March 5, 1917: Members of the IWW went on trial in Everett, Washington for the Everett Massacre, which occurred on November 5, 1916. In reality, they were the victims of an assault by a mob of drunken, vigilantes, led by Sheriff McRae. The IWW members had come to support the 5-month long strike by shingle workers. When their boat, the Verona, arrived, the Sheriff asked who their leader was. They replied, “We are all leaders.” Then the vigilantes began firing at their boat. They killed 12 IWW members and 2 of their own, who they accidentally shot in the back. Before the killings, 40 IWW street speakers had been taken by deputies to Beverly Park, where they were brutally beaten and run out of town. In his “USA” trilogy, John Dos Passos mentions Everett as “no place for the working man.” And Jack Kerouac references the Everett Massacre in his novel, “Dharma Bums.”

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Today in Labor History February 16, 1885: The Knights of Labor struck Jay Gould’s Wabash Railroad when he fired members of their union. The strike tied up the entire line in the Southwest. Members of the union on other railroad lines refused to operate any trains with Wabash cars on it. Gould eventually agreed not to discriminate any more against members of the union. As a result, membership in The Knights of Labor swelled. When they struck again in 1886, at least 10 people were killed. The strike unraveled within a couple of months, leading to the demise of the union.

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Inquest into police shooting of 16-year-old Eishia Hudson begins | CBC News

The family of a 16-year-old First Nations girl fatally shot by Winnipeg police described the teen as someone full of energy and loved unconditionally.

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Today in Labor History January 13, 1894: Anarchist workers in the marble quarries of Lunigiana Sicily rose up in revolt in support of the Fasci Siciliani (Sicilian Leagues). These were among the most exploited and abused workers in Italy at the time. Many were ex-convicts. The Fasci Siciliani, a socialist movement popular from 1891-1894, had risen up against taxes on basic commodities, like bread, and for land reform. The prime minister declared a state of emergency and deployed soldiers and carabinieri. As they tried to disperse the crowd, shooting broke out, killing a carabinieri and a protester, while injuring several others. Protesters attacked the police stations and stole weapons and burned down the tax building. On January 16, the government declared a state of siege. The surrounded the town with soldiers. They fired into the crowd, killing eleven protesters. The authorities arrested hundreds of protesters. They sentenced anarchist Luigi Molinari to 23 years in prison. Later that year, an anarchist killed French President Carnot, while another anarchist attempted to kill Italian Prime Minister, Crespi.

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Vor 21 Jahren und einem Tag wurde Oury Jalloh durch die Dessauer Polizei ermordet. Er wurde am Abend davor von den Bullen festgenommen und ihm wurde gegen seinen Willen Blut entnommen, aus mehreren Protokollen lässt sich entnehmen dass die Bullen und der Arzt, welcher Jalloh Blut abgenommen hatte, extrem rassistische Äußerungen gegenüber ihm getätigt haben. Die darauf folgenden Ermittlungen kamen - spoiler - zum Ergebnis dass er sich selbst in Brand gesetzt hat. klar, wer setzt sich nicht ohne Feuerzeug und gefesselt in Brand. Inzwischen wurde allerdings mehrfach nachgewiesen dass er ohne Brandbeschleuniger nicht hätte so krass verbrennen können. Es gibt zwar offiziell keine Beweise - wie immer wenn Bullen gegen sich selbst ermitteln - aber es sprechen fast ausschließlich punkte dafür dass Oury Jalloh von der Deutschen Polizei verbrannt wurde. Und das ganze ist kein Einzelfall. Am gleichen Tag wurde Laya-Alame Condé ebenfalls Opfer rassistischer Polizeigewalt. Er wurde gezwungen Brechmittel einzunehmen, was nach dem Europäischen Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte als Foltermethode gilt. Er starb an den Folgen der erzwungenen Einnahme.
Also wieder mal ein rassistisch motivierter Mord. Oder letztes Jahr, Lorenz. Mit mehreren Schüssen in den Rücken. Und natürlich - wieder ein Einzelfall. Das ganze hat natürlich System. Der deutsche Polizeiapparat ist grundsätzlich rassistisch aufgebaut. Er schützt nicht die Menschen, sondern das System, welches die Menschen ausbeutet, ganz besonders intersektional (mehrfach/in mehreren Bereichen) diskriminierte Gruppen.
Das System ist inhärent rassistisch.
Deshalb, nieder mit diesem System, nieder mit dem Kapitalismus, nieder mit dem Rassismus! Bis wir alle frei sind!

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Twenty-one years and one day ago, Oury Jalloh was murdered by the Dessau police. He had been arrested by the cops the night before and had blood taken against his will. Several reports indicate that the cops and the doctor who took Jalloh's blood made extremely racist remarks to him. The subsequent investigation concluded—spoiler alert—that he had set himself on fire. Sure, who wouldn't set themselves on fire without a lighter and while handcuffed? However, it has since been proven several times that he could not have burned so badly without an accelerant. Although there is no official evidence—as is always the case when cops investigate themselves—almost all the evidence points to Oury Jalloh being burned by the German police. And this is not an isolated case. On the same day, Laya-Alame Condé also fell victim to racist police violence. He was forced to take emetics, which the European Court of Human Rights considers a method of torture. He died as a result of being forced to take them.
So, once again, a racially motivated murder. Or last year, Lorenz. Shot several times in the back. And of course—another isolated case. The whole thing is systematic, of course. The German police apparatus is fundamentally racist in its structure. It does not protect people, but rather the system that exploits people, especially intersectionally (multiple/in multiple areas) discriminated groups.
The system is inherently racist.
Therefore, down with this system, down with capitalism, down with racism! Until we are all free!

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21 год и один день назад Оури Джаллох был убит полицией Dessau. Накануне вечером он был арестован полицией, и против его воли у него взяли кровь. Из нескольких протоколов следует, что полицейские и врач, который брал кровь у Джаллоха, высказывали в его адрес крайне расистские замечания. В результате последующего расследования было сделано заключение, что он поджег себя сам. Конечно, кто же поджигает себя без зажигалки и будучи связанным. Однако впоследствии было неоднократно доказано, что без ускорителя горения он не мог бы так сильно обгореть. Официально доказательств нет — как всегда, когда полицейские расследуют сами себя — но почти все указывает на то, что Оури Ялло был сожжен немецкой полицией. И это не единичный случай. В тот же день Лайя-Аламе Конде также стал жертвой расистского полицейского насилия. Его заставили принять рвотное средство, что, по мнению Европейского суда по правам человека, является методом пытки. Он умер от последствий принудительного приема.
Итак, еще одно убийство на расовой почве. Или в прошлом году, Лоренц. С несколькими выстрелами в спину. И, конечно же, — снова единичный случай. Все это, конечно, имеет системный характер. Немецкий полицейский аппарат построен на расистских принципах. Он защищает не людей, а систему, которая эксплуатирует людей, особенно группы, подвергающиеся перекрестной (многократной/в нескольких областях) дискриминации.
Система по своей сути расистская.
Поэтому — ничто этой системе, ничто капитализму, ничто расизму! Пока мы все не станем свободными!

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Update on police murder trial:

"...the case heads toward a jury trial set for March 16, 2026, at 8:30 AM in Alamogordo."

https://2ndlifemediaalamogordo.town.news/g/alamogordo-nm/n/356631/pretrial-motions-heard-today-controversial-murder-charge-against-deputy

"Monday’s pretrial motion hearing before Judge Angie K. Schneider in the 12th Judicial District Court in Alamogordo, Otero County, New Mexico delivered a series of rulings that, on balance, appear to favor the state prosecutors."

https://2ndlifemediaalamogordo.town.news/g/alamogordo-nm/n/356639/commentary-analysis-pretrial-rulings-case-tilt-toward-prosecution-hadley

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Pretrial Motions Heard Today in Controversial Murder Charge Against Deputy in Elijah Hadley’s 2024 Killing

District Judge Angie K. Schneider presided over a critical motion hearing

2nd Life Media Alamogordo Town News

Today in Labor History December 11, 1917: Thirteen black soldiers were hanged for alleged participation in the Houston Mutiny. The cause of the mutiny, according to The Crisis Magazine, was the habitual brutality of white police officers toward black residents. The mutiny started on August 23, 1917, when a cop dragged an African American woman from her home and arrested her for drunkenness. A black soldier asked what was going on and was beaten and arrested, too. When Cpl. Charles Baltimore, an MP, found out, he went to the police station to investigate. He was beaten, too, then shot at as they chased him away. Rumors reached the military base that the cops had killed Baltimore and that a white mob was approaching. So, soldiers armed themselves and marched into town. A riot ensued in which 16 whites died, including 5 cops. 4 black soldiers also died. The army held three courts-martial in the wake of the mutiny. They found 110 African American soldiers guilty. 19 were executed in total, 13 on December 11. 63 more received life sentences in federal prison. No white civilians were brought to trial.

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Today in Labor History November 13, 1922: A railway workers' strike in Guayaquil, Ecuador grew into a general strike, which lasted 3 days and culminated in a massacre on Nov 15, when Police and military shot down over 300 workers. Trolley workers continued to strike throughout November, eventually winning many of their demands.

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