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N.C. workers push Medicare for All, union rightsN.C. workers push Medicare for All, union rights

N.C. workers push Medicare for All, union rights

Durham, N.C. On the day before the March 3 “Super Tuesday” 2020 primary elections, hundreds of city and state workers…

March 9, 2020
Oakland teachers endorse days of action against U.S. sanctionsOakland teachers endorse days of action against U.S. sanctions

Oakland teachers endorse days of action against U.S. sanctions

The Oakland Education Association, part of the California Teachers Association/National Education Association, has taken heroic action on many issues affecting…

March 6, 2020
On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

NLRB ruling seeks to kill joint-employer doctrine Following a similar Department of Labor rule issued Jan. 12 (WW, Jan. 23),…

March 5, 2020
Wayne State teachers protest mass firingsWayne State teachers protest mass firings

Wayne State teachers protest mass firings

By Jamie McQuaid Detroit (Jamie McQuaid is the History Department union steward for Graduate Employees Organizing Committee-AFT Local 6123.) On…

March 5, 2020
1,000 protest anti-Chinese racism in San Francisco1,000 protest anti-Chinese racism in San Francisco

1,000 protest anti-Chinese racism in San Francisco

Over a thousand people marched from San Francisco Chinatown to Union Square on Feb. 29 to protest the wave of…

March 4, 2020
Calif. grad students fight for all workersCalif. grad students fight for all workers

Calif. grad students fight for all workers

There has been a surge of strikes in the U.S. recently, many of them fueled by demands for a decent…

March 3, 2020
Trump administration to unleash racist ICE agents on sanctuary citiesTrump administration to unleash racist ICE agents on sanctuary cities

Trump administration to unleash racist ICE agents on sanctuary cities

No matter what else is happening, the Trump administration is not relinquishing its war on migrants. Savoring the victory of…

February 20, 2020
What kind of socialism?What kind of socialism?

What kind of socialism?

A sea change has been taking place in the United States. At last, the polls show that socialism is no…

February 18, 2020
On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

Struggle over employment benefits for striking workers in N.Y. state On Feb. 6, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a…

February 18, 2020
California grad students wildcat for COLACalifornia grad students wildcat for COLA

California grad students wildcat for COLA

In 1948 the United Automobile Workers became the first union in the U.S. to win cost-of-living allowance (COLA) language, also…

February 17, 2020