More than 4,000 worker activists gathered in Chicago from June 12-14 for the Labor Notes Conference where they discussed the challenges facing unions and workers, shared experiences, and planned for the fights of the future. They came from across the United States and some from countries around the world. The conference began with and was permeated with a commitment to strengthen unions, to stand up to the corporations and the government, and to improve the lives of working people.

While we note the “ Sadistic Savagery on Display: Trump-Rubio's Assault on Cuba” we also publish a report on a solidarity delegation to Cuba from the US. [IVP]

At the same time as Trump pursues his aggressive policies US citizens organize to show their solidarity with Cuba “Visiting Cuba 2026 — A Critical Point”.[IVP]

The Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU) has announced the creation of a new organisation: the All-Ukrainian Union of Combatants, Military Personnel and Veterans.

During popular insurrections like the one underway in Bolivia, which is calling for President Rodrigo Paz's resignation after just six months in office, the experience of time and space changes, acquiring an extraordinary charge from day to day, even hour to hour. Indigenous campesino insurgents have long characterised such moments as belonging to ‘another time'.

Across continents, something is beginning to take shape again. It's not yet a finished alignment, nor a settled strategy nor even a unified political perspective. But a movement, hesitant, uneven, and sometimes contradictory, toward renewed internationalism.

The month of June 2026 could, in retrospect, appear to be a decisive moment in Belgium's contemporary social and political history. What is at stake there goes far beyond a simple sectoral reform. It is a profound confrontation between two irreconcilable visions of the school.

The general strike of June 3rd paralysed a significant number of businesses and services. There is a widespread awareness among the working class that the package of dozens of labour laws represents a mortal threat to their future.