“Teachers, If You Don’t Get What You Need You Should Strike.” Nurse Speaks Out Against Unsafe School Openings

As part of The National Day of Resistance Against Unsafe Openings, Nurse and Left Voice member Jillian Primiano speaks about the shared struggle of healthcare and education workers against the pandemic, the economic crisis, and the politicians and policymakers who will send teachers and students to die to save their profits.

Rank and File to SEIU: Drop the Cops!

Part of a growing national movement, rank and file SEIU members are calling on their union to disaffiliate from the police.

Bath Iron Works Strikers Rally, as Walk-out Enters its Fifth Week

The Bath Iron Works strike that started on June 22 now enters its fifth week. Workers from other unions have joined them, and strikers have adopted Black Lives Matter slogans as well. Read this report from Socialist Resurgence on the rally.

Red (State) Zone: Back to School in Trump Country

School boards are preparing to send teachers, students, and staff back to school even in states that are experiencing a daily rise in Covid-19 cases. A high school teacher in Tennessee explains how her school reopening plan ignores CDC safety guidelines and fails to provide PPE to staff, as well as the challenges of fighting back in a Right to Work state.

SEIU Should Actually Strike for Black Lives

On July 20, unions and their members from around the country signed on to participate in the “Strike for Black Lives” led by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). In theory, this is a great step forward, but as a member of the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR), which is part of SEIU, I have to ask, is SEIU prepared to actually strike?

Nurses in Illinois Strike for Safe Staffing

As the U.S is seeing another spike in Covid-19 cases, nurses are continuing to bear the brunt of the crisis. Nurses in Illinois have gone on strike to demand safe staffing ratios.

Shipt Delivery Workers Strike for the Third Time Since March

Shipt’s new payment algorithm threatens to further shortchange workers. Earlier this week, they went on strike to protest.

Reopening Schools in the Pandemic: Call for Submissions from Education Workers and Students

Schools and universities across the U.S. are currently preparing their reopening plans for the fall in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. We are asking for submissions from education workers and students on what this dangerous and ill-conceived reopening means to them. Send us your stories and testimonials at [email protected]

CUNY Rank and File Push for Strike Authorization Vote After Mass Layoffs

PSC CUNY has filed a lawsuit in response to the university’s announcement that it is laying off over 2,800 adjunct faculty and staff. However, the only way to stop the layoffs is to prepare for a strike in the fall, and PSC members are calling on union leadership to mobilize for this action.