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Independence, Ohio -- August 11, 2026 -- The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, Transportation Division (SMART-TD) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) scored a major victory for railroad safety today when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld FRA's federal two-person crew rule. In a 2-1 decision, the three-judge panel rejected challenges brought by the Association of American Railroads (AAR), the Amer

12 Aug 2026 by WFTU HQ The World Federation of Trade Unions, the militant voice of hundreds of militant trade unions from all over the globe with more than 105 million workers in their ranks, once again honors the established International Action Day of Trade Unions for Peace on September 1st, 2026, on the occasion of the dark anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War with Nazi Germany’s attack on Poland. As in every previous year, the WFTU calls upon its members an

Dear comrades, With the significant 81st anniversary of Korea’s liberation near at hand, all Korean workers and members of the trade unions look back in surging emotion the immortal revolutionary exploits performed by the great leader President Kim Il Sung who defeated the Japanese imperialists and achieved the historic cause of national liberation. In the early 20th century the Japanese imperialists robbed Korea of its sovereignty and forced colonial slavery upon the Korean