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Oklahoma Teachers Defiant After Union Leaders Cave

Today, nine days into the statewide walkout of Oklahoma teachers, the OEA (Oklahoma Education Association) called for an end to the walkout. And the teachers in Oklahoma are angry.

Left Voice

April 12, 2018

Dozens of Mexican Teachers Send Solidarity to Oklahoma Walkout

Dozens of Mexican teachers send solidarity to the walkout in Oklahoma.

Left Voice

April 11, 2018

An Open Letter to Oklahoma Teachers

After spending Spring Break in Oklahoma, I wrote this open letter to the teachers putting up a fight for quality education in Oklahoma.

Tatiana Cozzarelli

April 7, 2018

“We’re Walking Out ‘Till We Win”: Dispatches from the Oklahoma Walkout

After rejecting a deal that included a $6,100 pay increase, teachers continue on strike for more funding for public education, better working conditions and higher wages.

Tatiana Cozzarelli

April 4, 2018

Fossil Fuel Industry Booms, Schools Go Bust in OK

Oklahoma has seen an explosion in natural gas extraction over the past decade. Yet state legislators cut education funding by 28 percent in the same period. What happened?

Robert Belano

April 4, 2018

Signs of Resistance: Protest Posters in Oklahoma

Over 30,000 rallied at the state capital in Oklahoma today to demand funding for education and higher wages for teachers and support staff. Check out some of the most creative signs from teachers, students, parents and other supporters of education.

Left Voice

April 2, 2018

Mold on the Walls, Teachers in the Streets: Interview with an Oklahoma Teacher

Left Voice interviews Bryan Dearing, Oklahoma teacher, about working conditions and the upcoming walkout.

Left Voice

March 31, 2018

Madrid’s Amazon Workers Strike Over Rights and Wages

Amazon workers in the Spanish State are fed up and ready to fight. Last night at 10 p.m., 95% of the workforce in the largest logistics center in the country owned by Amazon have walked off the job to protest against planned wage cuts.

Sonja Krieger

March 21, 2018

UK University Strike Enters Its Fourth Week

Up to 42,000 staff from 65 universities across the UK are entering the fourth week of a series of strikes to defend their pensions.

Mary Field

March 13, 2018