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Teacher Strikes
Will Chicago Teachers Be Next to Strike?
Educators are demanding smaller class sizes and increased staffing.
Five Reasons for Workers to Celebrate This Labor Day
Approval of unions is at a 15-year high alongside a wave of rising labor militancy.
Chicago’s Historic Charter School Strike Wave Keeps Winning
Chicago charter school teachers were the first of their kind to go on strike in U.S. history.
10,000 Teachers Rise Up Against Republican Legislature in South Carolina
Wednesday's protest marked the second time this year that South Carolina teachers have walked out of their classrooms.
Strikes Are the Only Way Out of Our Current Crisis
Unions put us into conversations with people whom most of the progressive movement isn’t talking to.
Teachers Are the Underdogs in a Decades-Long Class War
Activist teacher Gillian Russom discusses how teachers' unions can engage strategically with electoral politics.
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Teachers’ Movements Gain Community Support by Centering Social Justice
Raising demands for the common good was key to the successful teachers' strikes, says activist teacher Gillian Russom.
New Challenges Bring New Militancy to Teacher Strikes
The rise of charter schools and the loss of autonomy in classrooms are two of today's serious challenges.
Teachers Urge Divestment From Private Prisons
A new report exposes how public pensions are intertwined with institutions that profit from mass incarceration.
Photo Essay: Oakland Teachers Fight for Public Education
“We're living in one of the richest states in the country, and yet there's no money for education.”