Labor Movement
The CUNY PSC Must Organize for Palestine
CUNY workers and students are rising up to defend their university against cuts, and to fight for the liberation of Palestine.
Lucien Baskin
March 8, 2024CUNY Workers Launch New Strike Campaign
As Governor Hochul proposes another $528 million in cuts, workers at the City University of New York are fighting back.
Olivia Wood
February 12, 2024AFL-CIO’s Ceasefire Call Shows Power of the Movement for Palestine
The AFL-CIO has called for a ceasefire in Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza. The labor movement must go further for Palestinian liberation and break with the bipartisan regime.
Otto Fors
February 11, 2024University of Michigan Faculty Senate Approves Divestment Resolution
The University of Michigan Faculty Senate recently passed a measure calling for divestment from companies investing in Israel's attacks on Gaza. Will the university’s capitalist bosses change course and support democratic demands to stop funding genocide?
Ryan McCarty
February 4, 2024After Historic Strike, UAW Bureaucrats Sit By as Stellantis Lays Off Hundreds of Workers
Only a few months after a historic contract struggle and strike, Stellantis announced job cuts in early December that have begun and will continue to take effect this month. A reminder that under capitalism the only way for workers to get what they need is self-organization, independent of the union bureaucracy, Democrats and Republicans.
Emma Boyhtari
February 2, 2024The UAW’s Endorsement of “Genocide Joe” Is a Betrayal of Palestinians and Workers
The UAW has endorsed “Genocide Joe” for president, betraying Palestinians and workers. It’s time for labor to break with the Democrats.
Otto Fors
January 29, 2024If Palestinian Lives Matter, the UAW Should Not Endorse Biden
The UAW bureaucracy is meeting in Washington DC, where they are discussing, among other things, whether to endorse Joe Biden for president. If the UAW cares about its own call for a ceasefire in Gaza, it should refuse to endorse Biden (as well as Trump).
Daniel Nath
January 23, 2024The Fight for a Free Palestine Requires Class Independence
More letters to capitalist politicians or more threats that we won’t vote for Biden in 2024 will not stop the genocide. To Free Palestine and ourselves, we need to build broad movements in our workplaces and on the streets.
Mike Pappas
December 29, 2023The Hollywood Strikes Showed That a New Kind of Class Consciousness Is Growing
The SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes showed a new type of solidarity in the labor movement and reflected a growing class consciousness around labor. We must build on these lessons as the labor movement heads into 2024.
Sybil Davis
December 21, 2023CUNY Union Joins Call for Ceasefire in Gaza
The PSC CUNY union, which represents more than 30,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York has joined dozens of other major unions to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. This is a great first step, but U.S. labor has to back up its demands with action.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
December 15, 2023