For a United Front Against Racism

The current uprising against police terror is winning important concessions. But to beat racism, the working class will need to come to the fore. Workers need to mobilize around a unified set of demands and coordinate a national struggle with the radical masses, using working class methods.

A Historic Wave of Workers’ Struggle is Sweeping the U.S. — and It’s Speeding Up

It’s time for socialists to agitate as far and wide as we can for workplace committees and local assemblies.

Send Your Reports: Workers’ Voices on the Reopening

We are calling for submissions on the reopening of workplaces in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Send us your stories, your experiences, and your anger.

CUNY Union Bureaucracy Silences Members

Faculty at the City University of New York are facing massive layoffs in the fall, but the PSC CUNY union that represents them has so far done little to resist, choosing instead to silence many of its most active and engaged members.

My Mom Got COVID-19 and I Can’t Even Socially Distance From Her

This interview was conducted with Jean Francois, a medical student in New York, whose mother is a Patient Care Associate at a New York hospital. Her mother contracted COVID-19 due to her exposure at her job and because of the inadequate PPE she was provided.

CUNY Administration Lays Off Hundreds of Faculty

The City University of New York is threatening to lay off potentially thousands of faculty, but the rank and file are fighting back.

“Calling Us Heroes While Trying to Eliminate Our Hazard Pay.” An Interview with a Grocery Worker

In our ongoing series of Workers’ Testimonials in the pandemic, Left Voice hears from Hank Kennedy, a young worker at a Detroit grocery store fighting for stronger safety measures and better pay on an essential job. 

It’s Bigger Than Scrubs – My Termination From United Hospital ER

After years of austerity measures and failing safety protocols at United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota an ER nurse advocated for patient and workplace safety. He was fired for speaking out.

The Unemployment Catastrophe Continues

The Bureau of Labor Statistics latest reports show that the U.S. unemployment rate has reached 14.7 percent. Now is the time for unemployed councils and an “essential workers” fight back.