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. 

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

Trump Leads Workers to the Slaughter, Re-Opens Meat Packing Plants

Most of the largest meat processing facilities were forced to close due to dangerous working conditions and high infection rates among employees. President Trump has just signed an executive order forcing factories to re-open, endangering workers’ lives in order to secure meat industry profits.

Meatpackers’ Walkout Defies Trump’s Executive Order

Following Trump's invocation of the Defense Production Act to re-open the meatpacking industry, more than 50 workers at a Smithfield plant walked out in defiance of their company's decision to remain open despite having announced a day prior they would close.

Immigrant Meatpackers Fight Intimidation & Death Traps

As COVID-19 ravages communities across the U.S., many experts agree that meatpacking plants, where employees work shoulder-to-shoulder, are the next ground zero for the spread of COVID-19.