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Teachers strike at Ohio charter school

Ohio has over 600 charter schools; only a few states have more. Only one of these schools, which are for-profit,…

February 25, 2019

SF Labor Council says ‘No’ to U.S. intervention in Venezuela

The following resolution was adopted by the Delegates Meeting of the San Francisco Labor Council (AFL-CIO) on Feb. 11, 2019.…

February 22, 2019

On the Picket Line: Teachers & energy workers win, Southern unions hold the line

Chicago charter teachers win historic strike victory! Education workers, parents and students won the second-longest charter-teacher strike in U.S. history…

February 22, 2019

In West Virginia win, rank-and-file education workers block privatization

West Virginia educators walked out, again, on Feb. 19, in a reprise of their 2018 militancy. The statewide walkout was…

February 21, 2019

Belgian unions stage general strike

Over 50 percent of Belgian workers are unionized, so when the unions went out on a 24-hour strike on the…

February 21, 2019

Enough is enough! Oakland teachers set Feb. 21 strike date

At a Feb. 16 press conference Oakland Education Association President Keith Brown said, “Enough is enough. Bargaining with our school…

February 19, 2019

NYC nurses picket for better staffing ratios

The New York State Nurses Association held informational picket lines in front of 13 New York City hospitals on Feb.…

February 19, 2019

Denver teachers strike and win

Feb. 14 -- After 15 months of negotiation, including an intense 20-hour session lasting throughout last night, the Denver Classroom…

February 16, 2019

Strike victory for Mexican sweatshop workers

On Jan. 12, some 40,000 Mexican workers went on strike at 45 sweatshops -- known as maquiladoras -- across the…

February 14, 2019

West Virginia education workers ready to walk out, again

Education workers in West Virginia are again in motion for their students and their jobs. In 2018 in all 55…

February 12, 2019