New York
What is the Taylor Law?
The Taylor Law is perhaps best known for its no-strike clause. It is thrown around at union meetings in an attempt to strike fear into the heart of the rank and file. But what exactly is the Taylor Law? How does it work? This second article in a three-part series describes and explains the law itself. The next and last article will analyze several incidents in which the Taylor Law was challenged the outcomes of these challenges.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
December 7, 2017
PSC CUNY Kicks Off Campaign for New Contract
Over 700 CUNY workers and students mobilized today for a new contract and 7k per course for adjuncts.
Left Voice
December 6, 2017
CUNY Contract Struggle Could Fundamentally Transform the University
PSC-CUNY has called for a minimum salary of $7,000 per course for all faculty. Demands like this can lead to changes in the way universities are run, but the fight to win them lies in the hands of the union rank and file.
James Dennis Hoff
November 26, 2017
Gentrification and Capital’s Co-Option of American Cities
In ‘How to Kill A City’ Peter Moskowitz examines the process of gentrification as it has transformed New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, and New York.
Emma Vignola
October 11, 2017
Trans Day of Action Brings Hundreds to the Streets
Hundreds of people take the New York streets to demand trans rights.
Left Voice
June 24, 2017
New York: Chinatown Protesters Call Mayor’s Housing Plan ‘Nothing But a Big Scam’
Housing is a human right. Chinatown residents are facing increasing gentrification and displacement. Despite his discourse on the "Tale of Two Cities," de Blasio’s urban policies still benefit big developers at the expense of the working people.
Kavitha Surana
March 3, 2016
From Buenos Aires to NYC, ‘the Working Class is One and has No Borders!’
On Thursday, August 27, activists and left militants of New York City gathered at the Brooklyn Commons to have a conversation with the workers of MadyGraf, Buenos Aires. The factory was taken over a year ago and has been operating under worker control ever since.
Juan Cruz Ferre
September 1, 2015
Victory in the fight for $15 in New York
An advisory board has recommended that New York State raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour for fast-food workers. The national movement for $15 has recently won important fights in some cities and gained nationwide momentum. However there remain some important unresolved questions about the potential of this movement.
Juan Cruz Ferre
July 28, 2015
New York Nurses’ Union Settlement Deters Strike
The New York State Nurses’ Association (NYSNA) has shaken hands temporarily with the NYC Hospital Alliance, curtailing a city-wide strike authorized almost a month ago by union members. The Hospital Alliance runs four of New York City’s largest privately-run hospitals, including Montefiore Medical Center, St. Luke’s, Mount Sinai, and New York-Presbyterian, employing upwards of 8,500 nurses.
Tre Kwon
June 30, 2015