WV Teachers Show Us How to Fight the ‘Janus’ Attack

The Janus v. AFSCME case, now being argued in the Supreme Court, represents the latest of a series of attacks by the bosses on public sector unions. However, the strike led by the courageous teachers of West Virginia demonstrates that public employees can fight back — and win — even in the most adverse conditions.

Hilton Hotel Workers Support West Virginia Teachers

Recently unionized Hilton Hotel workers in Stamford, CT support the West Virginia teachers strike.

“Enough is Enough”: Interview with a West Virginia Teacher

What are the West Virginia teachers fighting for? How did they organize a strike that broke the law and took the country by surprise?

University Staff Strike Across the UK

Universities across the UK are on strike. What are lecturers, researchers, administrators, computer staffs, librarians and postgraduates fighting for?

São Paulo Subway Workers on Strike

Subway workers in the Brazilian megacity have voted for a 24-hour work stoppage. The strike is against fare increases, layoffs and the privatization of the subway.

Student-workers go on strike in Berlin

Seventeen years is a long time. And that's the last time Berlin's 11 colleges and universities – including the Free University, the Technical University and Humboldt – raised the salary for their student employees. But that could all change when their current employees go on strike, Tuesday, January 16

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.

Amazon Workers Strike on Black Friday in Italy and Germany

On Black Friday, workers from the distributions centers in Germany and northern Italy went on strike to demand better salaries.

The Origins of New York’s No Strike Clause

The Taylor Law bars public sector workers from going on strike. From a Marxist perspective, what do strikes mean? And how did this draconian law come about to begin with? This is the first of two articles about the Taylor Law.