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.

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.

[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.

“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.

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.

[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.

Solidarity with Los Angeles Teachers

The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1277 (LA) expressed their support if and when UTLA strikes.

Trump Rescues Coal Profits — As Coal Workers Are Dying

Trump portrayed himself as a friend of coal workers on the campaign trail. But the administration has sat idly by as hundreds of miners are slowly dying of black lung.

Teachers’ Strike Wave: Next Stop, Los Angeles

After this year’s “Teachers Spring,” educators in Los Angeles are planning to spread the rebellion of education workers to the West Coast.