Labor Movement
[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.
Luigi Morris
November 7, 2019“The CUNY PSC Contract is an 8,600-Word Capitulation.”
A CUNY adjunct writes about why he is against the PSC's proposed contract. If you would like to write about why you are voting no, we encourage you to submit to [email protected].
Alan L. Bounville
November 1, 2019Chicago Teachers are Fighting for Better Schools and Communities
As the Chicago Teachers Strike has entered its 7th day, union leadership and the Chicago Public Schools say that they are close to a deal. We must keep the pressure up to ensure that the striking teachers’ demands are met.
Sybil Davis
October 25, 2019CUNY Reaches “Historically” Bad Contract Agreement with Faculty Union
On Wednesday, October 23, after almost two years of closed-door bargaining, the Executive Council of the CUNY Professional Staff Congress (which represents both staff and faculty at the university) finally agreed to a tentative contract proposal with management. Hailed as “historic” and “transformational” by the union leadership and the University, both of which have already […]
James Dennis Hoff
October 25, 2019Sheraton, No Layoffs!
The Stamford Sheraton plans to cut departments and lay off workers. But the workers are fighting back.
Ioan Georg
October 22, 2019UAW Officials Call Police on Members in Tennessee
UAW officials call the cops on workers who were gathered outside Local 1853’s union hall in Spring Hill, Tennessee.
Thaddeus Greene
October 22, 2019Chilean Dockers Call for General Strike
In the face of an ongoing state of emergency imposed by right-wing Chilean President Sebastián Piñera, members of the Dockworkers’ Union of Chile (UPC – Unión Portuaria De Chile) have not only begun to take strike action across the nation’s ports, but have also called on all workers to launch a nationwide general strike.
Sean Robertson
October 22, 2019GM Strike at the Crossroads: the Strength is in the Picket Lines
Almost 50,000 striking UAW members at General Motors may return to work in the next few days, but much is uncertain. Does the (still secret) Tentative Agreement between GM and the union represent the type of gains workers have sacrificed so much for over the last month? Or will the agreement represent yet another bureaucratic sell-out?
Thaddeus Greene
October 16, 2019GM Workers Need International Unity
The strike at General Motors in the U.S. is entering its third week. GM is a global corporation that employs workers in 140 countries. International strikes are necessary to win real gains.
Thaddeus Greene
September 30, 2019South Korean GM Workers Send Solidarity to Striking GM Workers in the U.S.
GM workers in South Korea are fighting for fair wages, the end of precarious employment, and the reinstatement of laid-off temporary workers.
Left Voice
September 27, 2019