Why Should Teachers Endorse Joe Biden?

They shouldn't. The National Education Association (NEA) has endorsed Joe Biden. The leadership of the teachers' union says Biden has "a deep connection to the work of educators.” A young teacher and NEA member has ten questions about that.

COVID-19 Frontline Workers Blast Trump and Cuomo on National Media for Lack of PPE

Yesterday’s action outside Mount Sinai Hospital - led by rank-and-file frontline workers - brought worldwide media attention to the struggle and demands of nurses and other frontline and essential workers.

Frontline Healthcare Workers Demand Appropriate PPE, Trained Staffing, and Supplies.

Today, nurses along with other frontline workers came together at Mount Sinai Hospital in Harlem to make their voices heard concerning the urgent need for personal protective equipment (PPE) — which they’ve been denied access to by government officials, union leaders, and hospital administrators alike.

Get Militant or Die: Labor Unions in the Age of Crisis

Strongly-worded letters and lobbying campaigns only weaken the power of labor. To survive the interlocking economic, biological, and ecological crises already underway, working people will have to turn their unions into organizations for class struggle. 

Unemployment Armageddon: 6.6M Jobs Lost in One Week 

As unemployment soars, the working class is heading toward an economic disaster like none seen before. Such unprecedented times call for unprecedented actions. 

Connecticut Workers Put Forward Plan of Action

Connecticut workers have come together and formed the Connecticut Workers Crisis Response committee. This group, made up of union and non-union workers and representing sectors as diverse as hospitality workers and teachers, grocery store workers and pilots, Teamsters and professors, have put forward a Plan of Action that could serve as a template for Crisis Response committees throughout the country.

After 10 Workers Get COVID-19, 1,000 Meatpackers Walk Off the Job in Colorado

On Monday, JBS announced that ten workers at its Greeley, Colorado plant tested positive for COVID-19. In response to this, 1,000 meatpacking workers, members of UFCW Local 7, walked off the job at JBS’s mega 4,000 person processing plant.

Undocumented Immigrants and Mixed Status Households Won’t Get $1,200 Check

The $2 trillion stimulus package signed into law on Friday by President Trump is a win for corporations, but a loss for millions of immigrants who will not receive relief payment.

Worker’s Voices From the Amazon Walk Out

“These people are working in fear. They only confirmed one case, there are at least 10 in here. There is no social distancing going on. People are packed on top of each other. Close this building now and pay us for every day that is closed. Close this building down, get it clean.”