Workers

Workers in France Escalate Fight against Macron’s Pension Reforms
Protests continue in France against President Macron’s pension reforms. To win, the working class will need to develop its own organizational bodies to coordinate further actions across workplaces, as well as on the street and in communities.
Feargal McGovern
February 22, 2023‘Robin Hood’ Strikes in France: Workers Provide Free Energy for Hospitals, Schools, and Low-Income Homes
Last week, energy workers in France provided free energy for hospitals, schools, low-income households, and libraries. They show that the working class holds the keys to the economy, and can put these resources in the service of society.
Otto Fors
February 1, 2023Temple’s Undergrads Are Taking On the University Bosses
At Temple University, undergraduate students are joining the ranks of higher ed workers who are fighting back.
Jason Koslowski
January 30, 2023Journal Entry from an Amazon Worker: New Year’s Eve
An Amazon worker writes about their experience working New Years Eve.
Anonymous Amazon Worker
January 5, 2023Class Struggle Solidarity and the Trans Movement (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Class)
While writers at The New York Times staged a 24-hour walkout on Thursday, some trans people expressed skepticism about showing solidarity for workers at a publication that distributes so much transphobia. A trans socialist explains why queer solidarity with the labor movement is so important, even when workers might not yet be taking up our struggles.
Ezra Brain
December 11, 2022Workers Built Twitter — They Should Own It, Not Elon Musk
Corporations like Twitter cannot function without the workers who do the daily labor.
Kyle Thibodeau
November 27, 2022Thousands of Workers and Young People Participate in Socialist-led Assemblies across Argentina
Last weekend, the Party for Socialist Workers (PTS) in Argentina held over 100 democratic and open assemblies in cities and towns across the country to debate the inflationary crisis, government’s the austerity program, and a working-class solution.
Robert Belano
November 15, 2022Judge Upholds Firing of UPS Activist for Union Rally In Major Attack on Workers’ Rights and Free Speech
Late last month, in a major blow to workers’ rights and free speech, a judge at an arbitration panel upheld the discharge of UPS driver Ben Douglass. His crime? Speaking out against management retaliation at a rally outside his facility.
Left Voice
November 14, 2022Temple Grad Students Vote to Strike, and Temple’s Bosses Are Afraid
Temple University’s exploited graduate students have authorized a strike — so the bosses have ramped up their union busting. A Temple union teacher reflects on the struggle ahead.
Jason Koslowski
November 13, 2022How Workers and Socialists are Responding to a Workplace Death at One of South Korea’s Largest Food Manufacturers
Following a workplace death at SPC group, one of the largest food manufacturers in South Korea, a consumer boycott quickly gained traction. Organized workers and revolutionary socialists are playing a role in this struggle.
Sam Carliner
November 12, 2022