Youth and Students

Student-community-labor coalition grows in New York City

New York City A growing student-community-labor coalition held a large rally March 6 on demands related to New York City…

March 11, 2022

Education workers fight for justice

Education workers are adding to a recent surge of worker organizing across the country and around the world, a surge…

February 18, 2022

Tamir Rice denied justice once again

Cleveland The family of Tamir Rice recently received another piece of infuriating news. The U.S. Department of Justice refused to…

February 11, 2022

United fight against racist school closures

Oakland, California “This isn’t a budget fight; this is a war,” said Jessica Black, Black Sanctuary Director of the Black…

February 8, 2022

Queer people and the U.S. communist movement, 1969-1979

In 1966, one of the first transgender-led rebellions occurred in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco. The Compton’s Cafeteria Riot…

January 14, 2022

Student workers win big on both coasts

After 10 weeks on the picket line, student workers at Columbia University are claiming victory. The members of Student Workers…

January 12, 2022

The pandemic economy – sick workers can’t do their jobs

When the media is full of reports of thousands upon thousands of airline flight cancellations; of subway lines in New…

January 5, 2022

COVID-19 death of student propels teachers’ walkout

Philadelphia The Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down a school mask mandate imposed by the Commonwealth at the beginning of the…

December 21, 2021

Rank-and-file democracy wins in the UAW

From Oct. 19 through Nov. 29, working and retired members of the United Auto Workers participated in a referendum vote…

December 10, 2021

Columbia U. student workers set up picket line

Striking Student Workers of Columbia University in New York City set up a picket line Dec. 8 and declared a…

December 9, 2021