The Yellow Vests: Rumblings of a Coming Storm

The emergence of the Yellow Vests in France shook the regime of an imperialist country to its core. One year after the protests began, what can they teach socialists around the world?

France Enters Second Month of National Strike

As union leaders negotiate with the government behind the backs of their rank and file, France’s workers continue to strike against Macron’s plan to overhaul the pension system. Yesterday’s national day of action occurred alongside a 96-hour blockade of eight oil refineries around the country and brought hundreds of thousands of people into the streets.

Building Power at the Point of Production

Many people on the Left believe that the United States is "deindustrialized." In fact, the US has the world's second largest manufacturing industry. In this guest post, a factory worker from Los Angeles argues that the Left needs to be part of the industrial proletariat. 

Prospects of the General Strike in France

The success of the December 5 national strike and its continuation, as well as the renewal of the strike in several strategic sectors such as transportation, show a qualitative leap in the class struggle in France and perhaps even globally.

Trump Labor Board Escalates War on Workers’ Rights

This week the National Labor Relations Board published changes to the rules and procedures for union recognition elections that will make it more difficult for workers to unionize. To fight back, workers will have to reclaim the militancy that started the labor movement in the first place, and force bosses to recognize their unions.

Wildcat Strike at UCSC Enters Second Week

The graduate students of the University of California, Santa Cruz are teaching an end-of-semester lesson on the art of the wild-cat strike by fighting the boss and the union bureaucracy. Not a grade will be submitted until the university submits to giving the graduate students what they deserve.

Low-Wage Workers Shut Down Airports Across the Country, Demand Better Pay and Affordable Health Care

With a strike authorization already on the table, Tuesday’s actions could be the first step toward a bigger nationwide strike of airport workers.

10 Reasons to Vote No on the PSC-CUNY Contract

A faculty member at CUNY Lehman College explains why the most recent contract proposed by PSC-CUNY leadership does not satisfy even the most basic demands of CUNY’s rank and file.

[Video] Vote No to the PSC-CUNY Contract

The offer by CUNY management means more austerity for CUNY employees and a worse education for our students. Say No to this contract. CUNY adjuncts, HEOs, CLTs and full-timers deserve much better.