Unions Must Join the Global Climate Strike

Greta Thunberg and other teenage climate activists have issued a call for a worldwide general strike to end fossil fuel extraction. Will union leaders support this important action for the planet? Or will they side once mode with fossil fuel executives?

Uber and Lyft Cruising Toward the Abyss

Uber and Lyft have become massive, billion-dollar tech giants employing at least 4 million people. Uber’s drivers, fed up with poverty pay and nonexistent benefits, went on strike on May 8. How can drivers win lasting gains?

NYC Nurses in Struggle Against Hospital Managers – and Against Union Bureaucrats

On Wednesday, the panel, “Reflections & Lessons from the Nurses’ Struggle” took place in Manhattan. Six nurses—a seventh appearing by videochat—recounted their experiences in fighting for good contracts and union democracy. A group of union bureaucrats made a scene.

Venezuelan Workers Fight the Coup Attempt and Maduro’s Austerity Measures

On May 10, 150 Venezuelan workers representing trade unions from all over the country met in Caracas with the goal of organizing a working-class opposition against imperialism, Juan Guaidó’s coup attempt and President Nicolás Maduro’s austerity measures.

What You Need to Know About the NYC Nurses’ Struggle

Catch up on Left Voice articles about the recent NYC nurses' struggles.

Nurses Speak: “We Want a Union that Cares for Nurses and Patients”

Left Voice spoke with Diana Torres, a nurse who works full time in a rehab/medicine unit at Mount Sinai West. Torres is an elected member of the hospital’s Executive Committee and has consistently advocated for the union to win demands through militant collective action including strikes, as well as transparency and democracy.

New York Unions Come Out Against Single-Payer and Finance Reform Bills

Labor’s betrayal of even the most basic reforms should be a wake-up call to workers everywhere.

[VIDEO] The Militant Origins of International Workers’ Day

The first May Day was established in response to a momentous workers’ struggle which took place in Chicago in 1886. The historical events that day lead to the creation of a unified day of action when workers join together against capitalist exploitation. What happened that May first, 1886?

A Call for a More Militant May Day

On May first, leftist groups around the world recognize May Day amidst the backdrop of an emboldened right-wing bent on exploiting and oppressing us in order to further enrich an insatiable minority. What are the militant origins of May Day (also referred to as or International Workers’ Day) and how should socialists carry on its legacy today?