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Tibor Szamuely – editor of the Counter Attack Journal – offers this response to the Communist League of Richmond on their recent piece “Patriotic Socialism and Transphobia” The Insufficiency of CLR’s Critique of “Patriotic Socialism” A critical analysis of “patriotic socialism” which seeks to engage with those who might otherwise be misled by its superficial…

The following statement from the Communist League of Richmond responds to the trend of “Patriotic Socialism” and its reactionary content at odds with a Marxist politics “The workers will not allow themselves to be disunited by sugary speeches about national culture, or “national cultural autonomy”. The workers of all nations together, concertedly, uphold full freedom…

After our first year as The Virginia Worker we’re recapping our most read articles and viewed events of 2022. We have big plans for 2023 to expand our readership and further build towards our goals as stated in our points of unity. Some things to look forward to next year will be the launching of…

Editors Note: The Richmond Branch of The Virginia Caucus of Rank-and-file Educators (VCORE) has recently published the following statement in response to the first collective bargaining agreement between the Richmond Education Association (REA) and Richmond Public Schools (RPS), which is the first in the state to do so. VCORE’s proposals have much utility across every…

Roanoke Peoples’ Power Network provides this coverage on the recent picketing by ATU Local 1493 union members and supporters as they fight for living wages and benefits Across the street from a brand new $17.3 million bus terminal stands a row of picketing bus workers of the ATU Local 1493. Above them is a banner…

The following statement is issued by the Virginia Worker Editorial Board on the recent congressional vote to force a contract on railroad workers, which broke their attempt to strike Let us be absolutely clear what happened on December 1st. In order to avert what could have been the most impactful strike in decades, the vast…

The Blue Ridge Industrial Workers of the World has issued the following statement condemning the recent retaliation by John Verde – CEO of Bookholders LLC – against Bookholders workers The Blue Ridge Industrial Workers of the World stand in solidarity with workers at Bookholders LLC in Blacksburg who are facing illegal retaliation from CEO John…

Tibor Szamuely – editor of the Counter Attack Journal – offers this response to the Wildcat Collective’s recent presentation entitled ‘Only a Social Revolution Can Save Humanity…And Only the Workers Can Make It’ Evading Old Problems with False Novelty  In a time when the centrality of the site of production of surplus value to any…

Virginia Worker Editorial Board Member Sal Rojo argues against supporting capitalist democracy as election Tuesday is underway for the 2022 midterm elections Another midterm election cycle between the two corporate parties, with each rallying and fearmongering their base around their pointed issues (abortions, parental rights, inflation, fascism, etc) and yet nothing fundamental is being done…

This worker report is provided by a United Steelworkers Local 1023L member Scotty Amin on the latest struggle for collective bargaining at the Yokohama Tire Plant in Salem, Virginia About three weeks ago our contract at Yokohama was up so we all showed up and walked across Indiana St. and we faced the building and…