“You Want Us to Put Our Life on the Line, But Won’t Give Us What We Need”: Hundreds of Nursing Home Workers Are On Strike

Hundreds of nursing home workers are currently on strike, demanding higher wages, PPE and better staffing ratios.

Interview with Striking Nurse in Philadelphia Suburb

Nurses at St. Mary Medical Center outside Philadelphia went on strike Tuesday morning, demanding safe staffing ratios to confront the growing numbers of Covid cases in Pennsylvania. Left Voice spoke with Drew, one of the nurses walking the picket line.

Dangerous Working Conditions: Teachers in the Midwest Speak Out

As the pandemic surges to record numbers in the Midwest, education workers are speaking out against state officials that are putting their lives at risk.

Not Enough Nurses: Philadelphia Healthcare Workers Strike for Safe Staffing

Workers at St. Mary Medical Center outside Philadelphia went on strike Tuesday morning, demanding safe staffing ratios to confront the growing numbers of Covid cases in Pennsylvania. Why are the bosses cutting staff and refusing to hire enough nurses during a pandemic?

Cops Out of Our Unions: A Special Edition with Alex Vitale, Julia Wallace, and Jay Willis

Interviews with Alex Vitale, professor of sociology at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and London Southbank University, author of several books, including The End of the Police. Julia Wallace, Black movement activist in Los Angeles, California and editor of Left Voice. Jay Willis, attorney and editor of The Appeal, an organization specializing in social investigative journalism

Black Midwife Strikes against Cops at Her Hospital

Asmara Gebre has been on strike since July, demanding the complete removal of sheriffs from San Francisco General Hospital.

Workers Protest Layoffs at Sheraton Stamford Hotel

Workers at Sheraton Stamford Hotel were recently laid off after the hotel was sold. These workers are now protesting hotel owners who have offered them nothing in the middle of an economic crisis.

Rochester AFL-CIO Calls for General Strike If Trump Won’t Accept Election Results

The Rochester AFL-CIO Labor Council recently called on the National AFL-CIO, all of its affiliate unions, and all other labor organizations in the U.S. to enact a general strike if Donald Trump attempts to steal the election.

How to Stop a Stolen Election: Mobilize the Unions

Trump’s election strategy is to attack voting rights in a bid to steal the election. Our unions have a crucial role to play not just in stopping him, but in fighting for real democracy beyond both parties of the ruling class.