Labor Movement
University of Michigan Graduate Students Strike for a Living Wage and a Broad Social Justice Agenda
The University of Michigan is once again threatening legal action in an attempt to end the strike, but graduate workers are standing strong and fighting for a contract that addresses the needs of the whole community.
Ryan McCarty
April 7, 2023CUNY Writing Teachers Fight Back against Cuts
At City College, administrators tried to cut the hours of pay for first year writing courses as part of university-wide budget cuts. Writing teachers responded with collective action.
Olivia Wood
April 5, 2023CUNY Administration Cracks Down on Student and Worker-Run Food Pantry
Students and workers opened "The People's Pantry" seven weeks ago as part of a broader anti-austerity campaign at CUNY, leading to several direct confrontations with the administration.
Olivia Wood
March 19, 2023Temple’s Grad Worker Strike Ends with Important Victories
The last report on the strike from a union teacher at Temple University in Philadelphia.
Jason Koslowski
March 17, 2023Teachers and Education Workers Set to Strike! Tens of Thousands Rally in Los Angeles
A three day strike was announced by two education unions at a rally attended by tens of thousands of members. The workers are calling for increased wages, reduced class size, and an end to harassment by their employers.
Julia Wallace
March 17, 2023CUNY Union Chapter Unanimously Passes Resolution in Support of Trans Rights
The Graduate Center chapter of PSC-CUNY, the faculty, staff, and graduate worker union of the City University of New York, passed a resolution pledging support to all workers fighting the anti-trans bills nationwide.
Olivia Wood
March 12, 2023Dispatches from the Pickets: Temple Grad Worker Strike Escalates
Things are heating up in the grad worker strike at Temple University in Philadelphia. A report from the picket line by a union teacher.
Jason Koslowski
March 2, 2023Temple’s Grad Students Say “Hell No” to Bad Deal from University Bosses
Now that Temple’s grad workers have rejected the deal, the fight continues.
Jason Koslowski
February 22, 2023Dispatches from the Picket Line: 2,000 Temple Students Walk Out to Support Grad Strike
A Temple adjunct reports from inside the walkout on Wednesday, February 15.
Jason Koslowski
February 16, 2023Tech Layoffs Are About Punishing Workers and Driving Down Wages
Members of the Alphabet Workers’ Union held a rally outside Google’s offices in Manhattan to protest Google’s laying off 12,000 workers. This action comes as tech workers face massive layoffs and tech executives take advantage of a tumultuous economic climate to diminish workers’ power.
Rose Lemlich
February 10, 2023