Interviews and On-the-spot reports
Michigan job seekers speak to WSWS
By Naomi Spencer, November 20, 2009
Several hundred Detroit area residents attended a jobs fair Wednesday in nearby Livonia, Michigan, the latest of several similar events held in the area that have drawn unemployed residents seeking an...
Video: Ford workers speak out against concessions contract
October 31, 2009
The WSWS spoke to Ford workers in Michigan as they prepared to vote on contract revisions agreed by the company and the United Auto Workers.
Video: Tens of thousands line up for housing assistance in Detroit
October 8, 2009
Tens of thousands of Detroit residents lined up at the city's Cobo complex for a chance to get financial assistance against evictions and utility shutoffs.
Michigan’s Oakland University faculty strike in seventh day
September 10, 2009
WSWS reporters conducted video interviews with students and striking faculty members at Oakland University, in suburban Detroit.
Interview with striking Vale Inco workers
By David Walsh and Joanne Laurier, September 10, 2009
The WSWS interviewed striking Vale Inco workers in Port Colborne, Ontario, on Tuesday.
Detroit teachers denounce pay cuts
August 27, 2009
WSWS Reporter Jerry White Spoke to teachers at a rally in Detroit against wage and benefit cuts. The teachers denounced concessions demanded by the school system's financial czar Robert Bobb.
Interviews at Los Angeles health care clinic
August 18, 2009
The World Socialist Web Site spoke to workers seeking free health care at a clinic in Los Angeles, California.
Workers continue Vestas occupation on Isle of Wight
July 27, 2009
Workers are continuing their occupation of the Vestas Blades wind turbine factory in Newport on the Isle of Wight, England. Some 25 workers began the sit-in on July 20 to oppose the closure of the pla...
“The union is not being responsible to its members”
Interviews with striking Toronto municipal workers
By a WSWS reporting team, July 27, 2009
As the strike has progressed, more and more workers have rejected their leadership’s gag order and spoken out, sometimes quite bitterly, about their experiences on the picket line.
Thousands of Peruvian workers join protests against Garcia’s policies
By our correspondent in Lima, July 15, 2009
Thousands of workers marched in Lima, Peru on July 8 in opposition to the free-market economic policies of President Alan Garcia.
Social services applicants talk to the WSWS
California: the human toll of the economic crisis
By Kim Saito and D. Lencho, July 15, 2009
In the midst of the state’s economic crisis, Southern California social service clients tell of their difficulties.
Stella D’Oro workers: “It is not right if they close down—the fight should continue”
By our reporter, July 14, 2009
The WSWS spoke to Stella D’Oro workers following their return to work at the Bronx, New York cookie factory after an 11-month strike. The owners now say they will close the plant in 90 days.
