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Strikes
2020 Saw Resurgence of Strikes as a Key Tactic for Labor Around the World
While this year catalyzed a historic strike wave, it also exposed the labor movement’s internal divisions.
Columbia University Students Are Preparing to Launch a Tuition Strike
Students at the most expensive U.S. university were inspired by the successful action at the University of Chicago.
Graduate Student Labor Organizing Is Rising — and So Is Retaliation
Students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are protesting the suspension of a wildcat strike organizer.
Indian Farmers Lead Historic Strike and Protests Against Narendra Modi
Some 250 million workers took part in the largest strike in history against Modi's neoliberal labor reforms.
Hundreds of Nursing Home Workers Are on Strike
The workers are demanding higher wages, hazard pay and better staffing.
Grad Workers’ Strike Shows Labor Why It Must Become Abolitionist
The strike at the University of Michigan highlighted the role of policing in upholding racial capitalism on campus.
The Milwaukee Bucks Strike Is Part of a Long Tradition of Athlete Resistance
The Bucks strike came out of a resurgence of Black athlete organizing spanning football, soccer, baseball and more.
NBA, WNBA, MLB Teams Strike to Protest Jacob Blake Police Shooting
WNBA players wore shirts spelling out Blake's name, with holes in the back to symbolize how many times he was shot.
Why We’re Striking for Black Lives: It’s Time for a Reckoning
Workers of all races are walking off the job today, to unite in demanding racial and economic justice.
Worker-Run News Outlets Are Good News for the Labor Movement
The publishers of Payday Report, a crowdfunded publication focused on labor issues, discuss worker-run journalism.