Lucy Herschel Unions must again fight for immigrant amnesty The government terrorizes immigrant workers not to protect the rest of us but to help corporations by keeping us divided and weak. March 13, 2019
Michelle Sapere We won’t let our pensions build prison cells Rochester, New York, educators are demanding that their pension funds divest from for-profit corrections companies like GEO Group. March 13, 2019
Isabelle B., Nick T and Ben MJ Locomotive workers put the brakes on concessions A strike by UE members ended last week with a 90-day reprieve that gives a proud fighting union valuable time to keep organizing. March 12, 2019
Ashley Theissen Teacher actions return to Kentucky The key issue for Bluegrass State educators is the ongoing attempts by the Republican-dominated statehouse to gut the pension plan. March 9, 2019
Jenna Woloshyn Why I held the line for my kids in Oakland An Oakland parent of three students talks about the high stakes in the teachers’ strike that brought her back to the picket lines each day. March 8, 2019
Wilson Ekern and Alex Wood Fighting for the jobs that Erie deserves Members of United Electrical Workers are fighting a union-busting takeover in the first major manufacturing strike in three years. March 6, 2019
Carlos Valdez Armed with tamales in the battle for Denver schools The labor movement can learn something about solidarity from the immigrant women who made tamales for striking teachers. March 5, 2019
Ann Coleman A sick-out to support the striking teachers Teachers and students from several Bay Area cities are ready to call in sick to join a solidarity action on the picket lines in Oakland. February 28, 2019
Joseph Sinclair The charter bosses lose again at CICS Educators at four charter schools in Chicago are celebrating a huge victory against a staunchly anti-union administration that caved. February 27, 2019
Picket line reports Oakland teachers are fighting for the future Teachers, students and parents are standing strong on the picket lines in Oakland in a battle for the schools that they all deserve. February 26, 2019
Interview: Ronnie Almonte Black Lives Matter and the teacher strike wave A New York City educator looks at the interconnected growth of union militancy and the Black Lives Matter at School week of action. February 22, 2019
Zakiya Khabir and Bill Naro Why tech workers should support the teachers Bay Area tech workers and the Tech Workers Coalition are gearing up to show their support for the teachers’ strike in Oakland. February 22, 2019
Ann Coleman Oakland schools are on the line Teachers in Oakland are on the picket line in a fight over school closures, funding and privatization — and the community has their back. February 21, 2019
Interview: Manasseh “Nas” Oso Black and Brown teachers matter in Denver A teacher and picket captain in the Denver strike talks about why fighting racism needs to be a central priority for educators’ unions. February 21, 2019
Hannah Fleury A bad contract, but an important fight in the UFT Occupational and physical therapists in the NYC teachers’ union were forced to take a bad contract — but put labor leaders on notice. February 14, 2019
Ann Coleman Oakland teachers prepare their strike strategy Oakland teachers are getting ready for a possible walkout at the end of the month — and building solidarity is a key part of this fight. February 12, 2019
Joseph Sinclair Charter teachers stand tough in Chicago Teachers at four CICS charter schools entered their second week on strike in the face of harassment by police and administrators. February 11, 2019
Gillian Russom and Jesse Hagopian The story of the strike that shook LA Two educators and SW contributors discuss how the Los Angeles teachers’ strike was organized and why it won what it did. February 8, 2019
Interview: Shaquana Pickens Police bullying on the picket line A picket captain at a striking CICS charter school in Chicago talks about the issues in the walkout — and management’s harassment. February 8, 2019
Kirstin Roberts How do you go back after you shut down a city? A veteran of the 2012 Chicago teachers’ strike has advice for people in LA and beyond about what comes next after a historic victory. February 7, 2019
