The seeds of our strike were sown 10 years ago. In the 2013–2014 school year, school district leaders demanded more than 75 concessions, including bigger class sizes, fewer workload protections, and cuts to healthcare benefits.
Labor and community organizations who have been aligning for years are escalating their fights at the same time.
Over the past two years, Texas teachers have lost jobs or been pressured to resign after making challenged books available to students. The teacher who created this bookshelf could become a target for far right-wing groups.
From Florida to Alaska, workers are facing legal efforts to weaken their power by targeting union certification and dues.
Moment of truth in Myanmar
Recent union contract gains against a backdrop of decades of union decline, worsening wealth inequality and broken labor laws.
Workers in action
While book bans make the headlines, the chilling effect of the bans and anti-education laws have an even deeper impact.
Rising tide in Capital’s sewage drains
A Wisconsin schoolteacher is being punished for trying to have her students sing a popular song by Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus.
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