Unions
CUNY Contract Struggle Could Fundamentally Transform the University
PSC-CUNY has called for a minimum salary of $7,000 per course for all faculty. Demands like this can lead to changes in the way universities are run, but the fight to win them lies in the hands of the union rank and file.
James Dennis Hoff
November 26, 2017
Hilton´s Bosses Launch Intimidation Campaign Against Unionists
More than one week into the drive for union recognition, the management of the Hilton Stamford Hotel has begun their campaign of intimidation and fear-mongering.
Ioan Georg
November 25, 2017
What Will It Take to Beat the Bosses at the Hilton Hotel?
On November 9 a 100-person delegation of housekeepers, cooks, servers, front-desk agents, and other workers occupied the Hilton's main lobby and demanded that the general manager recognize the union.
Thaddeus Greene
November 23, 2017
Notes on Working Class Independence: Unions, NGOs, and the Democratic Party
What does working class independence mean? How should we orient towards the labor movement?
Kate Doyle Griffiths
October 16, 2017
Cop Organizers Aren’t Comrades
A police organizer was voted to the leadership of the DSA. What is the nature of the police and what should the position of socialists be?
Julia Wallace
August 30, 2017
London Says: Low Pay, No Way!
Strike and demonstrations against low pay take place in Central London.
Alejandra Ríos
August 4, 2017
Nissan Battle: White Supremacy and Anti-Unionism Go Hand in Hand
Nissan uses race baiting and threats to try to stop workers from unionizing.
Left Voice
August 3, 2017
A Left Rooted in the Working Class – Interview with Kim Moody
In an interview with Left Voice - InFocus, labor scholar and socialist activist Kim Moody speaks about the changing nature of the production process and the challenges for the left to build militant rank-and-file organizations in key points of production.
Kim Moody
August 3, 2017
May Day in a Bureaucratic Union
Despite lip service to opposing Trump, CUNY’s Professional Staff Congress refused to organize a militant May Day.
Left Voice
May 16, 2017