Yesterday, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) teachers voted to refuse in-person work until January 18 or until the city’s COVID-19 wave falls below the threshold set last year
When Cleveland area teachers got paid to strike
A teacher in Cleveland Heights describes an unusual turn of events during recent contract negotiations
How Graduate Students Organized Their Recent Strike in Michigan
The Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) at the University of Michigan recently went on a seven-day strike over COVID and policing issues, during the contract
Non-tenure track faculty organize and win
An anonymous non-tenure track instructor describes how he and his colleagues successfully pushed back against their university administration’s attempt to strip them of job security in light of the pandemic.
How teachers can prepare for a COVID strike
Michael Mochaidean, a teacher and member of the West Virginia Education Association, explores different scenarios for organizing a teacher strike in response to directives to open schools
Activists, not allies: Organizing in a distributed workforce
Bob Barnetson describes a campaign by his faculty association at Athabasca University, a public, higher education distance learning institution in Alberta. During a contract fight, the union made the bold move of just mobilizing members for pickets and not relying on community supporters
You don’t have to be popular to win
Dave Powell argues that disruptive direct action tactics are more important than public support
The university is a business: interview with a faculty member on strike in the UK
Robert Ovetz interviews a faculty member on strike in the UK over issues including pensions and casualization
Fighting with a purpose: interview with a Special Education Classroom Assistant on strike in Chicago
A education paraprofessional and SEIU union delegate describes why she’s walking the picket line