Labor Movement
Solidarity with Oklahoma Teachers
For the past week, Oklahoma teachers staged a walkout in defense of public education. Their primary demand is the full funding for education.
Left Voice
April 9, 2018An Open Letter to Oklahoma Teachers
After spending Spring Break in Oklahoma, I wrote this open letter to the teachers putting up a fight for quality education in Oklahoma.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
April 7, 2018“We’re Walking Out ‘Till We Win”: Dispatches from the Oklahoma Walkout
After rejecting a deal that included a $6,100 pay increase, teachers continue on strike for more funding for public education, better working conditions and higher wages.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
April 4, 2018Signs of Resistance: Protest Posters in Oklahoma
Over 30,000 rallied at the state capital in Oklahoma today to demand funding for education and higher wages for teachers and support staff. Check out some of the most creative signs from teachers, students, parents and other supporters of education.
Left Voice
April 2, 2018Over 30,000 Teachers Mobilize to the State Capitol to Demand Proper Education Funding
Oklahoma teachers announced they will continue walkout until their demands are met. Oklahoma state school begin to anounce school closings through Wednesday.
Left Voice
April 2, 2018At Breaking Point, Nurses Fight for Union at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Left Voice interviews a nurse organizing at the front lines of health care in Baltimore.
Tre Kwon
March 23, 2018Madrid’s Amazon Workers Strike Over Rights and Wages
Amazon workers in the Spanish State are fed up and ready to fight. Last night at 10 p.m., 95% of the workforce in the largest logistics center in the country owned by Amazon have walked off the job to protest against planned wage cuts.
Sonja Krieger
March 21, 2018Hilton Workers Walk the Picket Line for Women’s Rights
Today on International Women’s Day, workers of the Stamford Hilton marched out through the front door and formed a picket line to call attention to their fight for a fair contract.
Ioan Georg
March 8, 20185 Million Protest, Strike on International Women’s Day in Spanish State
5 million people in the streets of the Spanish state. There are also hundreds of work stoppages all over the country.
Left Voice
March 8, 2018West Virginia Teachers’ Strike: Class is in Session
What lessons can we take from the West Virginia teachers strike?
Jamie Peck
March 7, 2018