Workers unite!

On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

First U.S. fast food union sizzles in Oregon Workers at a Burgerville restaurant in Portland, Ore., won a momentous victory…

May 12, 2018
Education workers and class struggleEducation workers and class struggle

Education workers and class struggle

This is a lightly edited version of a talk given at the Midwest Marxist School in Detroit in April 2018.…

May 10, 2018
Workers’ Memorial Day in IowaWorkers’ Memorial Day in Iowa

Workers’ Memorial Day in Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa — Iowa workers gathered in the Hawkeye State to commemorate Workers’ Memorial Day and continue the fight…

May 10, 2018
Harvard grad student workers unionizeHarvard grad student workers unionize

Harvard grad student workers unionize

In a Harvard Crimson interview on May Day, President Drew Faust said she would bargain with its new graduate student…

May 9, 2018
Student-worker solidarity occupies The New SchoolStudent-worker solidarity occupies The New School

Student-worker solidarity occupies The New School

Since May 1, there has been an ongoing occupation of the cafeteria at The New School in New York City.…

May 7, 2018
Lessons of the Arizona educators’ strikeLessons of the Arizona educators’ strike

Lessons of the Arizona educators’ strike

Arizona education workers ended a six-day strike on May 3. The work stoppage involved more than 75,000 education workers throughout…

May 7, 2018
Columbia Graduate Workers’ strike: New era of struggleColumbia Graduate Workers’ strike: New era of struggle

Columbia Graduate Workers’ strike: New era of struggle

Teaching and research assistants at Columbia University went on strike April 24, demanding the university recognize and bargain with the…

May 7, 2018
Who made off with the school money?Who made off with the school money?

Who made off with the school money?

Teachers and all school workers are on the march, protesting pay so low some have to sell their blood to…

May 4, 2018
Worker unity needed vs. brutal war on immigrantsWorker unity needed vs. brutal war on immigrants

Worker unity needed vs. brutal war on immigrants

The migrant sector of the global working class in 2006 revived May Day in the U.S., staying away from their…

May 2, 2018
Colorado teachers walk out, surround CapitolColorado teachers walk out, surround Capitol

Colorado teachers walk out, surround Capitol

Denver — Over 10,000 teachers surrounded the state Capitol in Denver on Friday, April 27, making their loud voices heard.…

May 2, 2018