On April 28, 2025, Uber drivers in Victoria, British Columbia, officially ratified their first-ever union contract, after joining United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1518 in July 2025. This represents a historic achievement as the first collective bargaining agreement for app-based workers in Canada. The agreement covers more than 1,000 drivers, who now have access to face-to-face representation and support through the union. Being unionized allows drivers to advo

Starmer on February 28 -- Number 10, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons In the May 8, 2026 local elections, the reactionary Labour Party under Keir Starmer suffered massive, historic setbacks, losing over 1,300 to nearly 1,500 councillor seats and control of up to 38 councils. These losses marked one of the worst local election performances for the party in recent history, with Labour’s vote share hitting record lows across multiple regions. The big winner was far-right Reform

Photos via Estudios Revolución By René Tamayo León, translated from the Spanish On Saturday May 2, Alina and Nerelys, two young workers who are single mothers and heads of their households, received the first two houses completed in Havana through the modular housing program using repurposed shipping containers. This initiative, being implemented across the country, shows the potential of this alternative to quickly address the growing housing needs of the Cuban people. Alina

The Executive Order of May 1st and the Blockade Measures Announced Today Further Increase the Harm to the Cuban Population and Reinforce the Threat of Aggression Communiqué issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, translated from the Spanish The Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejects, in the strongest possible terms, the Executive Order issued by the White House on May 1st, 2026, which tightens, to unprecedented and extreme levels, the economic, commerc

May Day in Havana, 2026 Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish The Puerto Rico Committee of Solidarity with Cuba (CSC) has called for a total national and international rejection of organizations and governments supporting Donald Trump’s new order against Cuba. Milagros Rivera, president of the CSC, called out the audacity of the U.S. president for threatening dangerous military aggression against Cuba on May 1st, the very day millions of Cubans filled s

The WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram audio recordings leaked by Hondurasgate reveal an alleged plot and secret agreements involving Honduran President Nasry Asfura, former President Juan Orlando Hernández (convicted of drug trafficking), Argentine President Javier Milei, and the US and Israeli governments, among others. Juan Orlando Hernández and Javier Milei By Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch In 2024, former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted and sentenc

May Day in Havana, 2026 Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish The Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG) party has denounced U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of a possible military intervention against Cuba and condemned the blockade of the island. In a statement, the political group emphasized that in the year marking the Centennial of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, there is no better or more fitting tribute to him than the unity and res

Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) has called on the international community to resolutely oppose the threat or use of force by the United States against Cuba. The regional bloc stated its deep concern and strong opposition to the escalating remarks made by the U.S. government that "threaten the use of force against the sister Republic of Cuba," in a regional sett

Image via the Communist Party of Cuba Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish On Saturday, Vietnam reiterated its strong support for Cuba amid the challenges the island is facing and stated that it has provided tangible assistance in areas like agriculture and energy to help ease the hardships of the Cuban people. At the regular meeting of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ambassadors at the UN headquarters in New York, Do Hung Viet, head of the Vietnamese missi

Pinarayi Vijayan campaigns on April 8 -- image via the CPI(M) on Facebook The 2026 Kerala election results indicate a serious setback for the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF), which has been in power for the past decade. Early trends and vote counting showed some LDF ministers trailing and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is leading in over 100 of the 140 Assembly seats. While Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan managed to retain hi

“Money for welfare, not for war” in Hebrew and Arabic – YCLI members at the demonstration held today in Nazareth (Photo: Zo Haderekh via the CPI) Various Sources The offices of the Communist Party of Israel (CPI) and its allied Hadash party were raided by police in multiple locations, including Nazareth, Umm al-Fahm, and Haifa, in late April, shortly before planned May Day rallies. In some cases, police confiscated flags, including Palestinian flags, and arrested several acti

Images via Estanislao Santos except where noted By Alina Perera Robbio, translated from the Spanish "We’re not a people who attack or spread hatred, fanaticism, or conflict. We are a noble people with good intentions, always ready to stand up for what we’ve achieved. While the wealthy nations stockpile weapons and build walls, the people of the Global South yearn for a spark of humanity." On the morning of May Day, that portrait honoring the children of Cuba was shared by Osn

Large-scale rallies and meetings were organized by trade unions and left parties in every country in the region to commemorate the martyrs of Chicago from the 1886 strike for an eight-hour workday. Dhaka rally to commemorate May Day By Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch Hundreds of thousands of workers from all corners of South Asia took to the streets on Friday, May 1, to celebrate International Workers’ Day or May Day, renewing their commitment to confront the accelerating ons

“Working people refuse to pay the price for Donald Trump’s war in the Middle East,” said the European Trade Confederation. Rally in the Philippines -- image via news video screenshot By Brad Reed, Common Dreams May Day demonstrations across the world on Friday denounced the US-Israeli war against Iran, which has caused a global energy crisis that is disproportionately harming working-class people. Among the earliest May Day demonstrations took place in the Philippines, and a

Images via various sources on X At least 500,000 rallied in Havana, Cuba today in celebration of International Workers' Day. People began assembling before dawn led by First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and other members of the government and CC. Dr. Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the PCC called i

“How on Earth,” asked the UN’s top Palestine expert, “is possible that Israel is allowed to assault and seize vessels in international waters just off Greece/Europe?” Image via video screenshot on X By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams Palestine defenders on Thursday condemned Israeli forces’ raid of the latest Global Sumud Flotilla—which was sailing off the Greek coast while attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza—and the arrest of more than 200 of its participants, with s

International Communist Press (ICP) is a digital portal initiated by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), designed to feature current news, key interviews, and articles from communist and workers’ parties, which has been inactive for a period of time. Now ICP has resumed its activity after a pause, at a historical moment when sharpening class struggles and escalating imperialist aggression call on communists to play their historical roles. As an online English-language news p

Conservative parliamentarian Roderich Kiesewetter speaks at a demonstration for Ukraine in Berlin, March 2025 By Susann Witt-Stahl, junge Welt, 29 April 2026. Translation and notes by Helmut-Harry Loewen. The visit by CDU foreign policy expert Roderich Kiesewetter [1] to the representative office of the “Chechen Republic of Ichkeria” [2] in Kyiv on April 14 was staged like a state reception. The meeting room was decorated with flags of the EU, Ukraine, and “Ichkeria.” The “pr

Images via the KCNA Various Sources The Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at Overseas Military Operations was inaugurated on April 26 in Pyongyang, commemorating the heroic sacrifices of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s forces in overseas military operations. The inauguration ceremony was held on April 26, marking the first anniversary of the conclusion of the overseas military operations associated with the liberation of Kursk in the Russian Federation. The event wa

Image via the KKE On April 25, 2026, beside the bloodstained wall at the Kaisariani Shooting Range —where, on May Day 1944, the Nazi occupiers executed 200 communists— a mass political rally of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) took place, followed by a concert featuring songs of struggle. Red flags fluttered, conveying a signal, a message, and a promise, paying tribute to the 200 executed —members and cadres of the KKE, leaders of the working class. The majority had been i