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In Current Wave of Strikes, Women Workers Are Leading the Way
Struggles past and present show the left how we can connect the fight for women’s rights and economic equality.
Atlantic Coast Pipeline Offers Only Two Dozen Permanent Jobs
The 17,000 jobs advertised for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline don't stand up to scrutiny.
Teachers Urge Divestment From Private Prisons
A new report exposes how public pensions are intertwined with institutions that profit from mass incarceration.
Defense Contractors Cited for Endangering Workers Continue to Win Big Business
Of 192 defense contractors reviewed by the Government Accountability Office, 52 were cited for serious violations.
Strike Wave Wins Raises for Mexican Factory Workers
Strikes of thousands of workers in the city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, have primarily hit auto parts factories.
The Oakland Teachers Strike Is a Direct Challenge to Neoliberalism
The Oakland teachers’ strike is a watershed moment for U.S. labor.
Why Bay Area Tech Workers Should Support the Oakland Teachers
Tech workers have an interest in fighting for better working and living conditions in their communities.
Oakland Teachers Strike, Joining #RedforEd Movement on Picket Lines
Educators face ballooning class sizes and dwindling resources as billionaires seek to expand charter schools.
A Green New Deal for American Labor?
Significant forces in the labor movement are actively opposed to a Green New Deal.
Teacher Strikes Are Rattling Washington
Teacher pay was front and center at the House Education Committee meeting.