In New York State, the no-strike clause of the Taylor Law exists to make striking and work stoppages illegal for public sector workers. Teachers, nurses, postal workers, trash collectors and transit workers have been challenging these restrictions for the past 50 years.
Luigi Morris and Madeleine Freeman
January 8, 2019
The Taylor Law: 5 Things You Need to Know and What It Means for Labor – YouTube
Luigi is a UPS Warehouse Worker - Teamster Local 804. He is also a member of Left Voice, freelance photographer and socialist journalist.
Madeleine is a writer and video collaborator for Left Voice. She lives in New York.
The UAW International union has joined calls for a ceasefire and is exploring how to divest from Israel. This is a step which should inspire union activists to take up the fight to bring their union into the fight against Israel's attack on Gaza and the struggle against imperialism.
Rose Lemlich
December 2, 2023
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, 2023
Attacks on CUNY and CUNY activists are an attack on all working people and students. Workers and students united can fight back.
Olivia Wood
November 25, 2023
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, 2023
In this episode of the podcast, we discuss the historic UAW victory, its shortcomings, and the tasks for the future.
Left Voice
December 5, 2023
Over the past week, a new Hollywood McCarthyism has emerged: multiple people in Hollywood have jobs and representation over their support of Palestine. We must denounce and fight these attacks which weaken the movement and scare supporters into silence.
Sybil Davis
December 3, 2023
Germany's Green vice chancellor strikes many as an idealist who has been struggling with the tough realities of government. Yet before he was a national politician, he wrote a play that opens a window into a dark soul.
Nathaniel Flakin
December 1, 2023