Oakland teachers stage wildcat, are ready to strike

January 22, 2019

Jan. 20 -- As a large banner was hoisted today on the walls of the union headquarters, President Keith Brown…

Free Marzieh Hashemi!

January 19, 2019

On Jan. 13, U.S.-born journalist Marzieh Hashemi was arrested at St. Louis Airport while on her way to visit a…

A message to the Jan. 19 marches: Building unity and solidarity

January 17, 2019

Women and all gender-oppressed people are under attack. From the federal government shutdown, hitting women workers hardest;  to the Education…

France’s Yellow Vests won’t go away

January 17, 2019

In the ninth consecutive week of actions by the Yellow Vest movement, thousands of people poured out into cities throughout…

The menace behind falling prices

January 17, 2019

Any worker wants to know what the future will bring. Will jobs be plentiful and reliable? Can I make ends…

To oppose Title IX ‘revisions’ send public comments by Jan. 28

January 17, 2019

The U.S. Department of Education’s proposed revision of Title IX regulations contradicts the intent of those rules addressing sexual harassment,…

Movement to stop executions gained in 2018

January 17, 2019

At their January meeting, members of the Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement emptied the contents of four red mesh onion…

A housing march for homeless people in Atlanta

January 17, 2019

Housing rights activists marched Jan. 7 in an effort to make the city open warming and day shelters for homeless…

Shut-out federal employees say: Stop the war on workers!

January 15, 2019

“Stop the war on workers!” and “We want work, not walls!” read signs held by furloughed federal employees at the…

Oakland teacher unions prepare for action

January 15, 2019

Jan. 15:  Yesterday 30,000 Los Angeles public school teachers went out on strike. Today teachers will be picketing 1,000 schools…