Residents of the Wellington Commons on Detroit's west side have won theright to remain in their apartments for another month.

On June 22, when temperatures soared into the mid 90s during a heat wave,Atlanta's water department turned off the water at the city'slargest homeless shelter.

A three-day summer celebration of the Cuban Revolution's 50th anniversaryhere in Detroit also welcomed the 20th Pastors for Peace FriendshipmentCaravan. The message carried by this caravan is: "The time is now!President Barack Obama: free the Cuban Five, end the blockade

The death of Robert S. McNamara on July 6 at age 93 gives new meaning to the oldadage that "only the good die young." McNamara was secretary ofdefense under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson and was theprincipal

Kyrgyzstan's June 22 decision to keep the U.S./NATO military base open atManas will enhance the U.S. government's ability to wage its brutal waron Afghanistan. Seventeen miles from Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek, theManas base houses over a thousand U.S. military personnel and

Union victory at Smithfield | BART workers to hold strike vote | Hawai`i workers contest furloughs | N.J. workers ratify no-layoffs contract | Unions swarm U.S. Capitol demanding health care | NYC supermarkets forced to pay back wages

The chant "La lucha continua!" (the struggle goes on) resonated onJuly 2 as an elevated train rumbled high above a large crowd of StellaD'Oro workers and their supporters. The workers, members of Local 50 ofthe Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and

The Barillas family just won a big victory against the war on immigrants. Theyhad faced imminent deportation and family separation this month from therepressive federal agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Due to abarrage of support messages to government officials and

The first in a series of Immigrants' Art Exhibits opened July 10 at theRio II Gallery in Harlem, in a beautiful ceremony complete with music,refreshments and opportunities to meet the artists. The show will be open thereuntil July 24. It

GM's Chapter 11 filing, and its exit a record-breaking 40 days later, hasbeen called a "surgical" or "quick rinse" bankruptcy.For workers and retirees, however, the damage can hardly be compared to havingan appendix removed or to cleaning soiled linens. Workers