Labor Movement
Black Struggle is Class Struggle: Five Demands on Unions
In the ongoing uprising against racism and police brutality, unions can play a big role. But only if they are pushed to. Here are five proposals to bring labor into the Black struggle movement.
Ioan Georg
June 4, 2020No 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, 2020Labor 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, 2020Health 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, 2020Minneapolis 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, 2020It’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, 2020Capitalism 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, 2020Work 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, 2020Seven 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, 2020From 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