MTA Temporarily Averts Austerity. A Wealth Tax Could Save It.

The full MTA budget includes anticipated funding from a yet-to-be-passed coronavirus relief package. Cuomo could easily solve the MTA’s budget problem by taxing the rich.

Local BLM Chapters Blast National Leadership

BLM chapters across the country are demanding more democracy and transparency from the Black Lives Matter Global Network.

Thousands of Amazon Workers in Germany Strike on Black Friday

Jeff Bezos has made $90 billion in the pandemic. His workers are demanding higher wages and union recognition, but Amazon is employing Pinkerton detectives to spy on those workers.

The Fight Against Cop “Unions”: An International Debate

As the United States was shaken by protests against racist police violence this year, many people came to understand the true nature of the cops' so-called “unions”: they defend murderers. Yet some socialists still think police should be unionized. We present here a debate with the LIT-CI.

Victory for DC Teachers After Sickout Action

By halting the city's irresponsible reopening plans, district teachers showed that collective actions work and that teachers and caregivers know what is best for our students and our families.

How to Stop a Stolen Election: Mobilize the Unions

Trump’s election strategy is to attack voting rights in a bid to steal the election. Our unions have a crucial role to play not just in stopping him, but in fighting for real democracy beyond both parties of the ruling class. 

American Exceptionalism or the Trump Aberration? Race and Class in American Politics

The rise of Trump and the lack of development of a major political party that represents the interests of the working class in the United States has led many to ask if there is something peculiar about American society. Goldfield and Melcher argue that the question, and its answer, are rooted in the organization of southern workers and a united front against white supremacy.

University of Michigan Busts Graduate Worker Strike

On September 7, the University of Michigan’s Graduate Student Employment Organization (GEO) authorized a strike against unsafe working conditions due to Covid-19. The university immediately mobilized to end the strike, including filing a restraining order against the union and paying tenured teachers to take over graduate students’ classes. A participant in the strike shares their perspective.

1,800 North Carolina Nurses Go Union in Landslide Victory

Nurses in Asheville, North Carolina won a big victory today: they voted to unionize, overwhelmingly, after many months of delay by the bosses and the government. It’s a victory for the entire working class, and particularly important in the South, where unionization levels are the lowest in the United States.