In 57 Languages, Meatpackers Strike for the First Time in 40 Years

In less than a quarter-mile stretch of sidewalk, chatter in 57 languages overlaps with the sound of dancehall, bachata, Thai pop, Haitian kompa, and Micronesian hip-hop. At sunset, dozens gather for iftar, breaking their Ramadan fast; the music, pulsing from boomboxes and cell phones held up to megaphones, swells into one shared hum. In this sliver of land across from the sprawling JBS beef processing plant—among the largest in the country—workers from around the world have united in the largest U.S. meatpacking strike in 40 years.

Labor Notes

"Any change must start with resisting the catastrophic direction we have collectively taken. War, environmental and climate collapse, racism and xenophobia and ever deteriorating living conditions for the majority are not inevitable: they are the price we pay to enrich the few, and impoverish everyone else – be they migrant or Europe-born."
Yanis Varoufakis & Erik Edman

https://novaramedia.com/2026/03/23/europes-credibility-is-in-tatters-over-iran/

#europe #war #solidarity #accountability #inequality

Europe’s Credibility Is in Tatters Over Iran

The Iran war has shown once again how Europe’s head honchos can’t be relied on to hold the US and Israel to account. It’s high time that decades of weak leadership were challenged, argue Yanis Varoufakis and Erik Edman.

Novara Media

Video - Jeremy Corbyn: Why I Keep Standing Up for Cuba Despite the Political Cost
https://peertube.world/w/6xynivVwAxwiWMp6yq3p2F

from the #BellyOfTheBeast

British MP #JeremyCorbyn arrived in Havana as part of an international #solidarity delegation from #NuestraAméricaConvoy and he didn't hold back. In this interview, he explains what he saw on the ground and why he believes this moment represents the worst point in #Cuba's decades-long struggle against the #US #blockade and economic war.

Corbyn points at #Trump's sanctions as the driving force behind Cuba's current #EnergyCrisis. With no #oil coming in, daily life has become a matter of endurance. He called for $18 billion in international investment to transition the island to #solar and wind power...

His message to critics who blame Havana's government instead of Washington? The problem isn't Cuba's people or its education. The problem is that international finance has been locked out by political pressure.

#OilForCuba
#news #politics #USpol

Jeremy Corbyn: Why I Keep Standing Up for Cuba Despite the Political Cost

PeerTube
Answer #30 :: Answer Of The Day :: What My Friends Mean To Me :: Personal Growth :: Living Life Lab :: Ron's Home

Are you ready for some introspective time? Read our What My Friends Mean To Me answer of the day.

✊ From May First Board of Directors...

Building the tools for liberation together: state violence and corporate surveillance threaten our communities. We stand with movements from Minneapolis to Argentina fighting fascism. Mutual aid keeps us alive — trusted, safer, and cooperative tech must follow. Let’s replace corporate platforms with movement-built systems that protect our autonomy and solidarity.

Read full statement 📄👉 https://mayfirst.coop/en/post/2025/tecnologias-ayuda-mutua/

#MutualAid #TechJustice #Solidarity

Helping Hands

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https://streetartutopia.com/2024/04/09/helping-hands/

Helping Hands - STREET ART UTOPIA

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STREET ART UTOPIA

@bluecollarwriter

Manufacturing cities #Cleveland and #Pittsburgh transitioned to healthcare as driver of their economies. Hospitals are the largest employers in small towns and rural settings. The industry will continue to grow (it can’t be outsourced, not like manufacturing), despite looming cuts in federal health care spending.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/23/kaiser-permanente-ai-and-the-workers-on-strike-again/

#Ai #healthworkers #KaiserPermanente #Solidarity #Strikes #Unions

Kaiser Permanente, AI, and the Workers on Strike, Again

“Kaiser executives say they’re not using AI to make patient care determinations, but they won’t say what technology is underpinning the online

CounterPunch.org

whole world's in yer hands, Nas really meant that shit

synthesize our lives, strange sounds might fit

State says what's legit, i say we just quit

climb out on the roof of reality, let's have a sit

got smoke for Walter Raleigh 'cause cancer what we get

y'all can have the balcony, i'm tryna open up the pit

wall of death comin' best not get hit

cain't nobody see off tat for tit

tikkun olam, which one of y'all knit?

#Poetry #HipHop #Anarchy #Autonomy #Liberation #Solidarity

Hopeful Design Union against political depression > Tuesday 12:00–13:30 CET More info & conferencing link > https://designdisaster.unibz.it/hopeful-design-union/ @kriskrois #solidarity #ecosocialdesign #transformation #strategy #joinIn
Hopeful Design Union > 24/03/26 12:00–13:30 CET - BY DESIGN AND BY DISASTER

The next online meeting is 14 January 2026 at 17:00 to 18:30, CET. students and alumni want to join forces to increase our transformative power through mutuality, joint strategies and actions.

BY DESIGN AND BY DISASTER
Puerto Rican activists bring medicine to Havana despite US blockade

Puerto Rican activists brought suitcases filled with medicine and medical supplies to Havana despite US blockade.

Al Jazeera