Workers unite!

Philly workers fight bigotry at nonprofit agency

The Black and Brown Workers Cooperative organized a press conference outside the office of Philadelphia FIGHT on March 1 to…

March 10, 2018

Class war in West Virginia

By Martha Grevatt and Minnie Bruce Pratt UPDATE, MARCH 6: After nine consecutive work days out on strike, West Virginia’s…

March 7, 2018

Battle of Blair Mountain still rings true

The role of West Virginia’s education workers who are reviving a militant spirit in U.S. labor should come as no…

March 7, 2018

Grad workers and teachers strike in Illinois

Graduate workers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign entered their third day of striking on Feb. 28. Workers demonstrated,…

March 6, 2018

West Virginia education workers, teaching how to fight

When people familiar with U.S. labor history hear about a strike in West Virginia, what is their first thought? It’s…

March 5, 2018

From a teacher to West Virginia educators: An open letter

Dear education workers of West Virginia, Your militancy is phenomenal. Your courage to stand up and fight back is inspiring.…

March 5, 2018

Janus v. AFSCME threatens all union labor — the racist history of the ‘right to work’ slogan

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Feb. 26 on the Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31 case. A decision, expected by…

March 5, 2018

Hospital union rallies vs cutbacks

More than 1,000 members of 1199SEIU union came out to an emergency morning rally at Madison Square Garden in New…

March 2, 2018

On the picket line

NYC Teamsters train to be ‘sanctuary union’ Teamsters in New York City’s Joint Council 16 voted Sept. 13 to become…

March 2, 2018

Striking teachers, school staff stay strong in West Virginia

West Virginia education workers were still out on the picket lines on March 1, continuing their historic statewide strike for…

March 1, 2018