On Thursday, April 24, 2008, auto workers on strike at American Axle rallied in Detroit outside a shareholders meeting of the company where Richard Dauch, CEO, reiterated company demands for pay cuts amounting to more than half the workers wages and benefits. Detroit police were mobilized in force with two dozen squad cars, a bus to transport prisoners, and a special riot control squad armed with firearms and large canisters of mace.
Sri Lanka’s corporate profits surge as IMF austerity deepens poverty
The Dissanayake government’s pro-IMF policies are enriching the corporate elites by driving millions into poverty and economic insecurity.
Saman Gunadasa•
Muslim youth detained for nine months in Sri Lanka under draconian anti-terror law
Suhail, 21, an aviation student from Mawanella, was arrested last year after being accused of posting an Instagram photo showing an Israeli flag being trampled.
Wimal Perera•
Trump slaps 30 percent tariff on Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan trade union bureaucracies responded to Trump’s tariffs by assuring the government and big business of their willingness to cooperate.
Saman Gunadasa•
SEP and IYSSE hold successful meetings in Sri Lanka opposing the US-Israel War on Iran
The Sri Lankan meetings were part of the campaign waged by the International Committee of the Fourth International to build a global anti-war movement of the working class against the developing world war.
Our correspondents•
N. Ranges•
Wilani Peiris, Rohantha De Silva•
Saman Gunadasa•
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W.A. Sunil•