Text version of the Militant, a socialist newspaper
Western coal miners: 'No 12 hours! We win! UMWA strikers beat back concessions, ratify contracts   86,000 phone workers strike   Protests in Peru mark Fujimori inauguration   Minnesota meat packers defend their new union Militant/Perspectiva Mundial fund launched   German bosses seek to catch up with U.S. rivals   A socialist newsweekly published in the interests of working people Vol. 64/No. 32August 21, 2000   Militant Labor Forums   CALIFORNIA San Francisco Western Coal Miners Win New Contract. Speaker: Larry Lane. Fri., August 25, 7:30 p.m. 3926 Mission St. Tel: 415-584-0826. ILLINOIS Chicago Report from the Western Coalfields. Speaker: Lisa Potash, member of UNITE. Fri., August 25, 7:00 p.m. 1212 N. Ashland, Suite 201. Donation: $4. Tel: 773-342-1789. MASSACHUSETTS Boston End Police Brutality, Abolish the Death Penalty. Speaker: Brock Satter, textile worker and member of UNITE. Sat., August 20, 5:00 p.m. 683 Washington St., Dorchester. Donation: $4. Tel: 617-282-2254. WASHINGTON, D.C. Speak Out Against Police Brutality. Speaker: Sam Manuel, activist in Coalition to Build the August 26 anti-police brutality march, also Socialist Workers candidate for D.C. delegate to the House, and member of the United Transportation Union. Sat., August 19, 7:30 p.m. 3541 14th St. NW. Donation: $5. Tel: 202-722-6221. BRITAIN London Why the 'Name and Shame' Campaign is an Attack on Democratic Rights. Fri., Aug. 25, 7:00 p.m. 47 The Cut. Donation: 2.00. Tel: 020-7928-7993 NEW ZEALAND Christchurch The Cuban Revolution -- an Example to Workers and Farmers. Sat., August 19, 7:00 p.m. Gloucester Arcade, 129 Gloucester St. Tel: 3-365-6055       Front page (for this issue) | Home | Text-version home