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No Tacos For You! Workers at Condado Tacos Refuse to Serve Cops

In Columbus, Ohio, Condado Tacos employees refused to fill a huge order for the cops in the area. In a show of working class solidarity, employees staged a walkout. Retaliation from management has sparked public outrage.

Kimberly Ann

June 4, 2020

Labor Unions Demand Justice For George Floyd

Labor Unions across the country have issued statements condemning the killing of George Floyd, but statements are not enough. To defeat racist police violence, we need a fighting labor movement willing to strike for justice.

James Dennis Hoff

May 30, 2020

Health Care Workers Call on Labor Movement to Take Action Against Police and Racist Violence

A group of socialist health care workers put forward a statement in solidarity with actions against police and racist violence, demanding justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and Sean Reed, and call on unions and healthcare organizations to take up this struggle.

Left Voice

May 29, 2020

Minneapolis Bus Drivers Refuse to Cooperate with Cops

Amidst widespread protesting in Minneapolis over the murder of George Floyd, some Minneapolis bus drivers are refusing to help cops. They will not use their buses to transport protesters to jail. Other labor sectors should follow suit and must strike against police terror and violence. 

Allison Noel

May 29, 2020

It’s Bigger Than Scrubs – My Termination From United Hospital ER

After years of austerity measures and failing safety protocols at United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota an ER nurse advocated for patient and workplace safety. He was fired for speaking out.

Cliff Willmeng

May 12, 2020

Capitalism is a Virus: Value Chains, Class Struggle, and the United Front

The coronavirus has spread around the world through the circuits of capital and value chains, dividing the working class and putting millions of frontline workers at risk. Reorganizing the forces of the proletariat to respond to this threat is the only way forward. 

James Dennis Hoff

May 11, 2020

Work in the Time of Coronavirus: “Walgreens is a Billion-Dollar Company, But They Do Not Care About Their Employees At All”

A technician at a Walgreens pharmacy in New York talks about working conditions during the pandemic. He is considered an “essential” worker. He and his coworkers are forced to face many of the dangers that frontline workers in hospitals are facing.

Left Voice

May 5, 2020

Seven of the Badass Socialist Workers Speaking at International May Day Rally

On Friday May 1 at 2 pm Left Voice will participate in a (virtual) international rally. Here are 7 of the badass speakers.

Left Voice

April 30, 2020

From One Essential Worker to Another: Demanding Safe Working Conditions Could Save My Life

The walk-outs, die-ins, and strikes workers are undertaking around the country to fight for better working conditions or closures are one of our best defenses against the outbreak. One New York City nurse speaks out about the importance of these struggles and the combined fight of all essential workers, from healthcare to logistics sectors.

Jillian Primiano

April 30, 2020