Puerto Rico
New York City homeless population at an all-time high
By Sandy English and Ali Ismail, November 21, 2009
The number of homeless housed by the city is 11 percent more than last year and is the highest number of people seeking shelter on record, even before cold weather has started.
Letters from our readers
October 20, 2009
A selection of recent letters sent to the World Socialist Web Site.
Puerto Rico: General strike against mass layoffs
By Bill Van Auken, October 17, 2009
Hundreds of thousands of workers joined a day-long general strike Thursday in opposition to the layoffs of tens of thousands of public employees ordered by the island territory’s Governor Luis Fortu...
Puerto Rico: Mass layoffs provoke protests, strikes
By Bill Van Auken, October 5, 2009
The Puerto Rican government’s announced layoff of 17,000 public employees has provoked protests and strikes.
Workers Struggles: The Americas
June 2, 2009
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
Workers Struggles: The Americas
October 29, 2008
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Puerto Rico: Teachers battle unionbusting
By Peter Daniels, March 3, 2008
Thousands of public school teachers in Puerto Rico are in the second week of a bitter island-wide strike which has turned into a full-fledged battle against unionbusting. They are fighting the governm...
Workers Struggles: The Americas
January 29, 2008
Latin America
Strike threats as 100,000 remain jobless
Puerto Rico government-school shutdown enters second week
By Bill Van Auken, May 9, 2006
The colonial administration in Puerto Rico has continued its shutdown of most government agencies as well as public schools into a second week, leaving nearly 100,000 public employees and hundreds of ...
Fifty-five Dominican refugees die at sea
By Peter Daniels, August 17, 2004
Fifty-five refugees from the Dominican Republic died when the small boat on which they set out for Puerto Rico on July 29 lost power and drifted for nearly two weeks at sea. These are the latest victi...
US Navy resumes Vieques bombings
By our reporter, April 8, 2002
The United States Navy resumed its bombardment of the small island of Vieques off the coast of Puerto Rico on April 1, following weekend protests by the island’s residents and supporters. Solida...
Washington's colonial arrogance
Hundreds arrested as US Navy bombs Vieques, Puerto Rico
By Bill Vann, May 3, 2001
US Marshals and Navy military police have arrested hundreds of protesters attempting to stop the resumed bombardment of Vieques, the small island off the coast of Puerto Rico, a US colonial possession...
