Teachers in Los Angeles have been on strike for over a week. Now, it seems the LA teachers’ strike has reached a tentative agreement, with a decent raise and a few other […]
Iran Labor Leader Speaks of Torture in Prison
Reprinted from Alliance of Middle East Socialists. This is confirmation of our criticism of CodePink’s “Peace Caravan” to Iran. See the Open Letter to CodePink. Jan 7, 2019 Esmail Bakshi, leader of the […]
Marriott strikers can win
“I think it’s great.” “Is this something to do with those women protesting?” “They are completely different from us.” These were three comments from workers and young people about the Marriott strike […]
Voter Suppression: Another Tactic in Trump’s Drive for One-Man Rule
Oaklandsocialist has repeatedly pointed to Trump’s drive for one-man dictatorial rule. He is doing this by whipping up his supporters into a frenzy of denialism and hatred and outright violence. Through this, […]
Kavanaugh Confirmed: Where Do We Go From Here?
There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth on one side and posturing and boasting on the other. But in the wake of the confirmation of right-wing hatchet man Kavanaugh to the […]
Interview: Cliff Willmeng, workers’ candidate for Boulder County Commissioner
Cliff Willmeng, long time socialist and working class fighter, is running for Boulder County (Colorado) Commissioner. Here, he talks with Oaklandsocialist about why he’s running. He explains: He’s using the campaign to […]
Strike Wave: Steelworkers Next?
From the time of the W. VA. teachers’ strike, Oaklandsocialist has been raising the possibility of a strike wave. That was because wages were lagging but unemployment was pretty low, and both […]
Labor Day, 2018, in Oakland CA
Also see our article on Labor Day, 2018.
Labor Day, 2018: Workers Respond to Feeling the Squeeze
Labor Day 2018 finds US workers – young and old, of all races and ethnic groups, full and part time – getting caught in the squeeze. According to official statistics, real wages […]
Western Washington Carpenters vote contract down!
Congratulations to carpenters in Western Washington State. About a week ago, they rejected a contract proposal by about 2-1. This came after a “teleconference” in early May in which some 3,000 union […]