Tag: strike
UC student employee union president explains UC strike
The largest strike in the US since 2019 is currently underway across University of California campuses. 48,000 teaching assistants, postdocs, researchers and graders on the…
What it’s like to be an ambulance driver in Rishi Sunak’s UK
Spiking inflation is generating a global cost of living crisis, and Britain is no exception. As workers across industries hit the picket lines to denounce…
British nurses strike to save NHS and for higher wages
After decades of targeted underfunding, the UK’s National Health Service is on the verge of collapse. Spiking inflation as a result of corporate profiteering in…
Madrid’s doctors are striking—is private healthcare on the way in Spain?
Every Wednesday since Nov. 2022, over 1,000 healthcare workers in Madrid have staged walkouts in protest of working conditions which they say undermine their ability…
‘We will die for our motherland’ | Peru fights back against Boluarte coup government
Over 50 people have been killed by military and police in more than two months of demonstrations for new elections and a new constitution following…
70,000 UK higher ed faculty strike across 150 universities
Britain’s higher education union, the UCU, has called multiple days of strike action for fair wages and work conditions, joining millions of workers picketing across…
SAG-AFTRA, Hollywood studios suspend negotiations
Negotiations between Hollywood studios and the Screen Actors Guild have been suspended. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said Wednesday that “conversations are…
French national strikes against pension reforms continue despite police repression
On January 31st, France saw widespread strikes as workers across the country took to the streets to protest against the government’s proposed pension reforms. Producer:…
Tory austerity, Ukraine War inflation behind UK postal workers’ strike
Massive mobilizations and strikes have been witnessed in the UK over the last couple of months against the Tory government for failing to tackle the…
‘We must make Macron back down’: French workers launch indefinite strike against pension reforms
After weeks of targeted strikes, French President Emmanuel Macron refuses to change course on his plans to reform the country’s beloved pension system. Last week,…
Inside the UK’s first Amazon strike
Amazon’s business, and Jeff Bezos’s wealth, expanded at a dizzying pace over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic; meanwhile, Amazon workers continue to burn out…
Women strike in Barcelona for fair pay, migrant justice, and more
The degradation of women’s labor and social standing is a global feature of capitalism. In Barcelona, Catalonia, 60,000 women took to the streets for a…
From a shop steward to vice president of his union—Tevita Uhatafe explains how to fight your boss
For the past five years, Tevita Uhatafe of TWU Local 567 has dedicated himself to advancing the labor movement. Known affectionately as “Mic Guy,” Uhatafe…
Temple Uni grad students WON their strike. Here’s how they did it.
On Jan. 31 of this year, the Temple University Graduate Students’ Association (TUGSA) launched the first strike in their 25-year history. The decision to strike…
