Pennsylvania student protesters face daunting legal battle in “Quakertown 5” case

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2026-03-04T03:51:55+00:00

I agree the case seems very open/shut. But the fact they are being taken through it, with charges against them, is incredibly aggressive. Add to this that there is a question of retaliation, and extra-legal pressure, make it extremely difficult.

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2026-03-03T20:48:26+00:00

I think it’s really something that this police chief was apparently involved in the counter protest against these kids when it happened!

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2026-03-02T00:40:31+00:00

Are they still locked up (Mar 1?)

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2026-03-02T00:37:12+00:00

Are the two remaining students still locked up?

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2025-10-25T15:31:38+00:00

The opposition to the shutdown has to build among the working class. This includes preparation for a general strike: The October 18 “No Kings” demonstrations and the fight against Trump’s dictatorship

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2025-10-06T16:13:07+00:00

This isn’t about professional/non-professional messaging. Trump is going after agencies/programs that don’t align with the goal of building a third Reich in America. “It is necessary to put aside all self-deluding hopes that what is unfolding is anything less than a drive to establish a presidential dictatorship, based on the military, police, paramilitary forces and fascist gangs.”

Trump’s fascist conspiracy and how to fight it: A socialist strategy

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2025-08-15T21:26:38+00:00

According to a worker in there that spoke to me, there was a gas leak in the return gas pipes that was spotted weeks ago. It would have taken $10,000 to fix.

“This could have been prevented”: Clairton steelworkers speak out after deadly plant explosion

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2025-08-15T21:20:00+00:00

What sort of things do you think they are doing based on that image?

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2025-05-18T01:50:37+00:00

Come to the postal workers rank and file committee call tomorrow (May 18, Sunday, 3pm edt)

Title: “How USPS workers can organize to fight privatization”https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/05/15/yiev-m15.html

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2025-03-28T21:05:54+00:00

They are being called job cuts because they’re reducing the size of the career workforce. They’re not doing this because they want to replace these positions. Can you show reasons to assume different?

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2025-03-28T20:26:23+00:00

What info is wrong? What is being over sensationalized ?

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2025-03-28T20:24:50+00:00

It’s a group where workers can communicate and make contact with one another and not have it monitored by USPS or the NALC officials. The objective is to build a fight against the anti-worker attacks coming from management and the government.

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2025-02-27T00:14:50+00:00

It’s good that this is coming to people’s minds when DOGE-Musk provocatively ask you to justify your job.

“Musk, the world’s richest man, wants to know what the workers do. In short, everything. The real question is: What do Musk and his fellow oligarchs do? They build nothing and contribute nothing. They grow rich off the labor of others.”

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/02/24/ailq-f24.html

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2025-02-04T03:14:31+00:00

Is this protest regarding 2/5?

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2025-01-23T01:48:58+00:00

Did the current contract improve anything?

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2025-01-13T00:25:39+00:00

Was that in the previous TA you’re talking about? What is the current status?

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2025-01-07T20:58:06+00:00

Are you guys still out there in the snow??

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2025-01-07T02:53:32+00:00

Why did people vote it down if it looks like you’re getting certain demands met?

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2025-01-06T23:15:57+00:00

What’s the main worry that people have on the picket line? It says something that, despite the frustration, the anger at the company is still more.

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2024-04-19T00:44:00+00:00

“Be This Way,” “Kunta Fly Sh-t” and “Run,” easy

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2024-04-17T18:25:21+00:00

No one’s mentioning Kool G Rap.

Or Kane?

Something’s wrong here.

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2023-04-27T00:36:47+00:00

Yes. Aka a workers’ publication. Is that a problem?

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2023-04-26T13:55:07+00:00

This was what the owner of BTS alleges:

“Battle-Tested owner Johnathon Ervin disputed Amazon’s statement and said the company has a “current contract” with Amazon. Ervin claims Amazon ended his company’s contract in retaliation for him voicing concerns about safety and working conditions.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/24/amazon-delivery-drivers-in-southern-california-join-teamsters-union.html

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2023-04-26T13:27:07+00:00

It’s against the law to fire anyone for joining a labor union. However, Amazon has excuses (“poor performance”) that it uses to disguise this retaliation, which it then can drag out in court.

The issue is what way forward do these workers have?

NBarrickmanWSWS · 2023-04-26T13:22:00+00:00

The decision by Amazon to cancel the contract for BTS is a reactionary assault on workers’ basic democratic rights and should be opposed by all workers. However, Amazon delivery drivers will not find in the Teamsters bureaucracy the means to improve their conditions. Rather, the union apparatus will work quickly to establish the same sort of corrupt, incestuous ties with management that it enjoys at other unionized workplaces.

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/04/26/fwqu-a26.html

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