Labor Movement
We Have a Historic Opportunity to Fight for $25 for UPS Warehouse Workers
UPS part timers were called essential during the pandemic and now we are national news. It is time to fight for a $25 hourly wage.
Luigi Morris
July 20, 2023New York City Teachers Union Ratifies Bad Five-Year Contract
New York City’s teachers union ratified a contract that does nothing to address the deep problems facing the city’s students and teachers. The battle isn’t over — we should be prepared to strike and fight for more.
Emma Lee
July 12, 2023As Negotiations Collapse, Historic UPS Strike Looms Large
Negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters came to a halt after the company failed to meet the union’s economic demands, primarily around part timers’ wages. After decades of defeats, a militant strike could revitalize the labor movement.
Luigi Morris
July 9, 2023“They’re Going to See Who Made Them 100 Billion Dollars Last Year”: Interview with UPS Teamster Dan Arlin
In one month, 340,000 UPS Teamsters could strike if a contract agreement is not reached between the union and the company. Dan Arlin, a UPS worker and union activist, discusses the importance of this moment for the Teamsters and the labor movement writ large.
Luigi Morris
July 3, 2023The First Pride Was a Riot, This Pride Is a Strike: Starbucks Workers Shut Down Over 150 Stores
This June, Starbucks implemented a new policy which prevented employees from decorating their stores for Pride. Instead of accepting this hypocrisy from the supposedly queer-friendly corporation, workers at over 150 unionized locations shut things down.
R.F. Landers
July 1, 2023Exposing the Facade: Nonprofit Exploitation and Betrayal in the Institute for Family Health
Management at the Institute for Family Health (IFH), a prominent non-profit health organization in New York City, has threatened to take away healthcare worker benefits if they don’t close medical charts in a specified timeframe. IFH’s decision not only reflects the capitalist logic employed by for-profit companies, but also highlights how nonprofit organizations reproduce this logic and function to uphold the capitalist system.
Mike Pappas
June 19, 2023UPS Teamsters Vote Overwhelmingly to Strike
The strike authorization vote for the UPS Teamsters passed by 97%. The struggle at UPS has the ability to significantly disrupt production and establish a new baseline for the working class of the U.S.
Left Voice
June 16, 2023SCOTUS v. Labor Movement: The Court Rules Against Workers
The Supreme Court issued a ruling which aims to weaken strikes. It is no coincidence that this comes at a time when unions have massive support among the general population. The labor movement must fight back against the state's attacks on our collective power.
Luigi Morris
June 3, 2023Rekindling the Militant Spirit of CUNY’s Past
Mayor Eric Adams has announced an austerity budget that includes significant cuts to the City University of New York among other city agencies. In order to defeat these cuts, students, faculty, and other workers across the city must unite our struggles and be prepared to shut the university down.
James Dennis Hoff
May 22, 2023Over 11,000 TV and Film Writers Go on Strike Across the Country
The WGA strike has the potential to deal a blow to systemic hyper-exploitation in entertainment, and establish workers as a fighting force within the industry.
Sybil Davis
May 2, 2023