Strike
Berlin Hospital Workers on Strike Against Outsourcing and Poverty Wages
Service workers at Vivantes, Berlin's public hospital system, have been on strike for the last ten days. Since their jobs were outsourced, they earn significantly less than other hospital workers. International solidarity is needed!
Nathaniel Flakin
April 21, 2018Oklahoma 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, 2018Dozens of Mexican Teachers Send Solidarity to Oklahoma Walkout
Dozens of Mexican teachers send solidarity to the walkout in Oklahoma.
Left Voice
April 11, 2018An 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, 2018Fossil 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, 2018Signs 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, 2018Mold 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, 2018Madrid’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, 2018UK 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