Labor Movement
CUNY 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, 2019GM Strikers and Climate Strikers Belong Together
At first glance, the two strikes might not appear to have much in common. But the working class is the only social force that can reorganize the economy. Workers need to take the lead in the climate strike.
Nathaniel Flakin
September 26, 2019The Taylor Law Can be Defeated
Passing resolutions and lobbying Albany is not enough. If we want to take back the right to strike, we will have to use it.
James Dennis Hoff
September 25, 2019Mexican GM Workers Send Solidarity to Striking GM Workers
Mexican GM workers and Mexican students sent solidarity with the ongoing GM strike.
Left Voice
September 23, 2019