A music teacher and member of the Chicago Teachers’ Union explains what the strike means to him.
Student worker organizing within and beyond the law
Eric Dirnbach and Marianne Garneau talk about the possible impact of the NLRB’s proposed rule stripping student workers of the right to organize.
Strike wave in Mexico
Ray Valentine interviews Patrick Cuninghame, a History and Sociology lecturer at the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (UAM) in Mexico City, about the strike wave in Mexico this year.
Campus Organizers Push for More Faculty and Fewer Police
A union of students and staff at Evergreen College appears to have won its first campaign.
CUNY Adjuncts Vs. Everybody
Marianne Garneau digs into the three-way fight at CUNY between adjunct faculty, university administration, and the union.
How to socialize the workplace
Roger Williams, an education worker, talks about building social relationships with coworkers, to lay the foundation for organizing.
How West Virginia teachers defied the state—and their unions
Michael M describes his experience helping organize the West Virginia teacher strikes in 2018 and 2019, as a teacher and member of the West Virginia United caucus, and of the IWW.
“It’s Up To Us”: A reflection on the LAUSD strike and contract with teacher Tammy Matz
Tammy Matz has been an LAUSD public school teacher for almost eighteen years and currently teachers third grade at Melrose Elementary school, while also serving as that school’s UTLA Chapter Chair (the equivalent of “steward” […]
The Sick-Out: Education workers take direct action
An Education Support Professional describes a sick-out organized in protest of low pay and lack of respect “The shit rolls downhill in K-12” I work at a large (roughly 900 students) Pre-K through 8th grade […]