Labor
Overcrowded classrooms, privatization schemes force LA teachers to strike
January 14, 2019The teachers in Los Angeles, with the support of students and parents, are striking the second largest public school system in the nation.
Read moreLos Angeles braces itself for a teachers strike Monday morning
January 11, 2019Only the highly visible public drama of a District-wide strike will draw sufficient attention to the multiplicity of problems, many of them of a fiscal nature, that plague public education.
Read moreWorkers, allies blast Trump lockout of federal workers
January 11, 2019Workers and their allies blasted Trump’s closure of a large part of the federal government and his denial of pay to 800,000 workers.
Read moreWorkers actually took charge to win the victory at Marriott hotels
January 10, 2019I knew we were on the right track when we had 23 hotels on strike in eight cities, and the strike vote came up in Seattle.
Read moreA new day for Mexican workers
January 9, 2019"We're not just fighting for an economic goal, not just for decent wages, but for the revitalization of the democratic life of workers, of our unions and the organizations we belong to."
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