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Between rhetoric and reality: Evaluating the Oakland teachers’ strike

Submitted by Scott Jay on Mar 7 2019 06:04

The budget cuts immediately following the Oakland teachers' strike raise important questions about the union's strategy.

Judge rejects Chelsea Manning's request to quash grand jury subpoena

Submitted by Soapy on Mar 6 2019 19:05

Manning vows to continue to fight after judge rejects her request to avoid grand jury testimony.

Not a single wheel can turn: Further thoughts on organising and mobilising in the “gig” economy

Submitted by R Totale on Mar 2 2019 11:09

A report on Deliveroo riders in Manchester taking their second day of strike action. Originally published on the New Syndicalist.

Teachers' Strike in Oakland

Submitted by Lydia Hirsch on Mar 2 2019 10:33

The seven-day strike in Oakland was part of a series of recent teachers' strikes in the U.S.

Mexico: Metalworkers, universities join strike wave as 90,000 Walmart workers threaten to walk out

Submitted by Soapy on Feb 28 2019 12:03

Dozens of maquiladora plants that agreed to the “20-32”—a 20 percent raise and a bonus of 32,000 pesos (US$1,700)—demanded by workers in Matamoros, Mexico, are escalating their reprisals against the historic wave of strikes that began in the city on January 12. This has included thousands of firings.

Class War 09/2019: “Yellow vests”

Submitted by Guerre de Classe on Feb 27 2019 16:06

We published recently on our blog, as we had access to them and they reached us, some documents produced by and around the “yellow vest” movement that has been shaking France since several weeks. The following is a kind of introduction to all of them (an introduction that we usually publish before, indeed).