Tag: Strike
Tories Collapse Amidst a Growing Strike Wave
Raymond Morell writes about the latest wave of strikes across the UK in the face of an inflation and cost-of-living crisis, and analyzes the strengths and challenges facing the burgeoning movement.
Farah’s 50 Years Later
Fifty years ago, thousands of garment workers along the U.S.-Mexico border launched a two-year strike and boycott at Farah Manufacturing. Gabriel Solis draws lessons from their struggle for social movements on the border today.
Payback Time
Kim Moody argues that the current economic conjuncture is among the most favorable for workers in decades. But might we see the organized militancy required to bring about better working conditions, wages, and contracts?
Coming Home from the Mines
Robert Ovetz reflects on the centenary of the Kansas wildcat coal strikes, considering the role of the Amazon Army and reflecting on lessons to be drawn from this labor history.
Upticks, Waves, and Social Upsurge
Kim Moody explores the significance of Striketober 2021: what it means, and just as importantly, what it doesn’t.
What Is the Meaning of Revolution Today?
Spectre editor David McNally confronts the new reformism, calling for radical honesty as we assess the meaning of revolution today.
“We Are the Guardians of Public Education”
Rhiannon Maton talks to 2 founding members of Raising Educators’ Voices (REV), a radical teachers’ union caucus in Vancouver.
“Front Row Seat to All That’s Wrong”: School Nurse Organizing in Chicago
A rank-and-file member of the CTU speaks about his experience working as a school nurse in Chicago, covering working conditions, the pandemic, and above all, how the CTU is fighting back.
Municipal Worker Strikes in Istanbul
As a strike wave builds in Istanbul, we get a taste of what organized labor will look like in a post-AKP Turkey.