Labor Movement
Austerity Measures in Tunisia Result in Nationwide Strike of Public Sector Workers
On Thursday, January 17th the powerful Tunisian General Labor Union, the UGTT, led a 24-hour strike of public sector workers to coincide with the anniversary of the 2011 uprising known as "The Jasmine Revolution".
Jamila Hammami
January 31, 2019
[VIDEO] The Maquila Strike in Matamoros Challenges US Multinationals
More than seventy thousand maquila workers in northern Mexico are striking against poverty wages.
Jimena Vergara
January 23, 2019
LA Teachers Strike Ends with New Contract and Mixed Feelings
The LA teacher strike won important gains, with massive protests in the rain and pickets at the majority of schools. However, some teachers have mixed feeling about the process of approving the contract, as well as about the contract itself.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
January 23, 2019
Interview with a 30 Year UTLA Militant Teacher and Socialist
On the first day of the LA teachers strike, Left Voice spoke with Jeff Pott, a retired 30-year UTLA activist, 1989 striker, and socialist. The interview was conducted on the picket line at Marshall High School where Jeff worked for many years.
Thaddeus Greene
January 18, 2019
Over 40 Maquila Factories on Strike in Mexico
More than seventy thousand maquila workers in northern Mexico are fighting for salary increases and the payment of annual bonuses among other demands.
Óscar Fernández
January 17, 2019
Los Angeles Teachers Strike for Public Education
The LA teachers’ strike in defense of public education makes the rich and the government of California tremble.
Thaddeus Greene
January 16, 2019
[VIDEO] Interviews: L.A. Teachers Strike
Left Voice interviewed LA teachers in the lead up to the strike. They spoke about the attack on higher education, de facto pay cuts, social justice, and the importance of labor solidarity.
Left Voice
January 14, 2019
“It is Bread We Fight For, But We Fight for Roses Too”: The Lawrence Textile Strike
Today the Bread and Roses strike began in the city of Lawrence in 1912 when women textile workers fought their bosses and won.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
January 11, 2019
Worker to Worker Why We Must All Support the Los Angeles Teacher’s Strike!
The teachers' strike in Los Angeles requires the broadest solidarity of the working class to succeed. Below, a letter from a graduate of LAUSD in support.
Julia Wallace
January 9, 2019
[VIDEO] The Taylor Law: 5 Things You Need to Know and What It Means for Labor
In New York State, the no-strike clause of the Taylor Law exists to make striking and work stoppages illegal for public sector workers. Teachers, nurses, postal workers, trash collectors and transit workers have been challenging these restrictions for the past 50 years.
Luigi Morris
January 8, 2019