Guest Posts
Northeastern Grad Workers Organize for a Union Despite Harassment and Intimidation
In preparation for a union vote in September, graduate student workers at Northeastern University held a rally which defied intimidation from the administration and campus cops.
Tarang Saluja
July 26, 2023Racist Violence Against Migrants in Tunisia Reflects Europe’s Colonial Legacy
The Tunisian president is using sub-Saharan migrants as scapegoats for the economic crisis and food shortages caused by imperialism, sparking a wave of racist violence and xenophobic policies.
Nadia Ben Omar
July 26, 2023Canadian Dock Workers Set to Return to Picket Lines and Facing State Repression
Port workers in British Columbia, Canada, have been on strike for over two weeks. This strike parallels many struggles of the working class in the U.S., and it offers useful lessons for fighting back against worsening conditions.
Matthew Walters
July 20, 2023The University of Michigan Exploits Graduate Workers, Refuses to Pay a Living Wage
Graduate student workers at the University of Michigan are fighting exploitation by university administrators, and trying to win a living wage.
Ryan McCarty
July 11, 2023Mississippi Investigating If Cop Shooting 11-year-old Crime Victim Was OK
On May 20 in Indianola, Mississippi, a cop shot Aderrien Murry, an 11-year-old Black boy who had called 911 for his mother when she felt in danger of domestic violence. The state is shielding this crime.
Daniel Nath
June 27, 2023Organizing for Better Wages Across Sectors at Swarthmore College
Left Voice interviewed members of Solidarity at Swat, a group which has been organizing for higher wages at Swarthmore College. The campaign exposes the real values of the administration at a college that claims to be progressive.
Solidarity at Swat
June 26, 2023UFT Contract Would Expand Virtual Learning and Open the Door to School Privatization
A pilot virtual learning program is part of New York City’s new tentative contract agreement with the city’s teachers union. It’s not the win it’s cracked up to be.
Jai Geller
June 23, 2023“We Must Strike”: A Message from Greg Kerwood, a Rank-and-File UPS Worker Activist
With a little over a month left in what could be the most significant labor battle in decades, UPS workers across the country are preparing to strike. Here, we republish a message shared by a militant worker on the necessity of a strike.
Greg Kerwood
June 22, 2023New York City Teachers: Vote No and Fight for More
The leadership of the United Federation of Teachers is pushing for quick approval of a tentative agreement. A member of MORE-UFT calls for a NO vote and explains how to get strike-ready and fight for more.
Keegan O'Brien
June 21, 2023A Neurodivergent Case for Abolitionism
An autistic member of Denver Communists explains why neurodivergent liberation is bound up with the fight to abolish the police and build a socialist system.
Robin Forrester
June 6, 2023