The New Your Carpenters Union leadership has sent out the following defense of its disastrous contract: If this contract is so great, why didn’t they allow the rank and file carpenters, vote […]
Carpenters Union leadership record a dismal failure
Carpenters wildcat strike in NYC?
There is increasing talk on Facebook about a wildcat strike among New York City carpenters. The issue is the horrible contract that the union leadership has negotiated. The defining question is whether […]
May Day 2019: Mourn for the dead; fight like hell for the living!
Alan Justad, 71; Sarah Wong, 19; Andrew Yoder, 31; Travis Corbet, 33. These were the four killed when a tower crane collapsed in Seattle last Saturday (April 27). They are just a […]
Worker solidarity: We have to change the entire world!
A long time friend and comrade of mine, one who’s fought inside his work place and inside his union for many years, sent out the following appeal: NEED SOME HELP! Hi friends, […]
Pictorial History of Oakland Teachers Strike
Here are a few pictures of Oakland’s teachers strike of 2019. Oakland has not seen such an outpouring of support from its working class community in many years. Many articles have already […]
When is violence not violence?
Question: When is violence not violence? Answer: When the attacker is a school board member and the victim is a striker. Above is a picture of Larry Baer, president of the SF Giants, assaulting […]
Oakland teachers strike ends: What next?
A hotly debated contract settlement to the week-long Oakland teachers strike was approved by a vote of 1131 “yes” to 842 “no” or 57% to 43% yesterday. This is a very close […]
UAW Local 2865 calls for state-wide student walkout
UC Davis student-worker union (UAW Local 2865) has passed a resolution calling for a state-wide student walkout in support of striking Oakland teachers. Here is the text of the resolution. If there […]
Oakland teachers strike, day 3
Here’s a short video of the third day of the Oakland teachers strike. A couple of ideas for what could be done next: Build a state-wide student walk out to support the […]
Oakland teachers strike: Day One
Here is a video of Day One of the 2019 Oakland teachers strike. We need to help Oakland teachers win a salary that enabled them to live in Oakland! We need to […]