West Contra Costa California educators and classified workers launch joint strike
The strike by 3,000 educators and support staff has shut down normal operations in one of the San Francisco Bay Area's largest school districts.
Renae Cassimeda•
Sign up for the WSWS Educators Newsletter
News, analysis and political perspective for educators, delivered to your email inbox each week.
Royal Oak, Michigan parents oppose fascist high school club
A packed meeting of the Royal Oak Board of Education heard parents describe the forming of a Turning Point USA club at the local high school as a threat to their children.
Esther Galen•
Australia: False claims of “backflip” on job and course cuts at University Technology Sydney
At the UTS rally, union speakers claimed to be “winning,” even as the vice-chancellor’s update showed that the majority of the cuts and course closures are still proceeding.
Erika Zimmer•
Teachers in secondary school in Bacup, England to strike demanding face to face qualified teacher in the classroom
School management have employed a virtual teacher 300 miles away in Devon because of the chronic shortage of maths teachers.
Margot Miller•
John Braddock•
Antony Walsh•
Nancy Hanover, Kimie Saito•
Antony Walsh•
Andrea Peters•
Postal workers: Come forward with information on workplace deaths and unsafe conditions!
“The only way we will see justice is if we reveal the truth, hold accountable those responsible for the conditions that put us in harm’s way, and set up our own shop floor organizations to take control.”
USPS Workers Rank-and-File Committee•
For a rank-and-file inquiry into the deaths of USPS workers Nick Acker and Russell Scruggs, Jr.!
An inquiry, organized by workers and not corrupt union bureaucrats, is needed to arm workers with the knowledge they need to defend themselves and go on the offensive against the regime of corporate dictatorship in the workplaces which makes these deaths inevitable.
International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees•
Defend the social rights of the working class! For an independent, global movement against mass layoffs!
Workers must fight for workers’ power and workers’ control over production, harnessing the surplus created by new technologies to improve, not lower, the standard of living for the masses.
International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees•
“Reject the politics of compromise and subordination”: Open letter from California nurse to New Orleans nurses
“The path forward lies in organizing independently—through the creation of rank-and-file committees democratically controlled by nurses themselves—to wage a genuine fight for your demands.”
Liz Cabrera•
National Steel Car Rank-and-File Committee•
International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees•
Roger Jordan•
Philadelphia Workers Rank-and-File Strike Committee•
Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (Canada)•
We are building a network of rank-and-file educators, students, parents, and workers to stop the spread of COVID-19 and save lives.