Unions

Uniting Workers for Palestine Is a Fight for the Future of Labor
The struggle for Palestine shows the potential for the rank and file to push unions to break with imperialism and to build a new, combative, and internationalist unionism.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
November 27, 2023The Labor Movement Is Key for Palestinian Liberation
As part of the global movement in solidarity with Palestine and against the genocidal policies of the Israeli government, labor unions are taking action and demanding a ceasefire. This is not only a welcomed addition to the movement, but a necessary one that concretely shows the power of the working class.
Tristan Taylor
November 18, 2023Organized Student Labor Must Fight for Palestine
Newly unionized academic workers have a unique opportunity, and a duty, to support the movement for a Free Palestine.
Rose Lemlich
November 17, 2023Our Unions Need to Join the Fight for Palestinian Liberation — Right Now
Israel’s brutal attack on the Palestinian people is about to escalate. It’s being funded by U.S. dollars and armed with U.S. weapons. But our unions have a chance to help grind this war machine to a halt.
Jason Koslowski
October 20, 2023CUNY Union Chapter Leaders Pass Resolution Condemning Administration’s Disregard for Palestine
The statement condemns the university’s treatment of pro-Palestine student protesters as well as its failure to recognize the suffering of the people of Gaza in its official statements.
PSC-GC Executive Committee
October 14, 2023On the Labor Aristocracy: A Reply to Jason Koslowski
Is there a labor aristocracy in the U.S.? In the following essay, CUNY professor and Tempest Collective member Charlie Post responds to Jason Koslowski.
Charlie Post
October 5, 2023Kaiser Permanente Workers Begin the Largest Healthcare Strike in U.S. History
Workers at Kaiser Permanente, the largest private health care corporation in the United States, have begun the biggest healthcare strike in U.S. history. They're demanding a new contract with inflationary wage increases, increased staffing, an end to casualization and outsourcing, and benefits for retirees.
Mike Pappas
October 4, 2023The Big Three Are Using Layoffs to Punish the UAW and Undermine the Strike
The Big Three are retaliating against the UAW by laying off thousands of its members at plants across the country. Defeating these attacks will require the self organization and mobilization of all the workers.
James Dennis Hoff
September 28, 2023Scabs Will Not Pass: Defend the UAW Strike With Organized Grassroots Power
The Big Three are escalating their use of scabs. The rank and file are fighting back.
Jason Koslowski
September 27, 2023The Time Is Right for a Strike at the Big Three
A strike by UAW workers at the Big Three, if joined by actors, writers, and flight attendants, would radicalize hundreds of thousands of workers, revealing their power and raising their expectations in ways that could have an outsized positive influence on the future of labor in the United States.
James Dennis Hoff
September 6, 2023