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Teachers See Better Working Conditions but Still Suffering From ‘Decade of Neglect’
Despite the concessions made to teachers following widespread protests in the last school year, several obstacles still remain for the historically low-paid profession.
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Labor Strikes Back: A Forum on How Workers Can Win
Based on recent labor activism by teachers and workers, there is a clear opportunity to build a “mass movement from below” and bring a bottom (99%) versus top (1%) progressive strategy to the 2020 elections.
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Strikes by U.S. Workers Outpacing Rate in 2018
New strikes this month by hospital workers in Toledo, Ohio; teachers in Oregon, Tennessee, and North and South Carolina; and international strikes and protests by Uber and Lyft drivers are further galvanizing the labor movement.
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2020 Candidates Side With Labor As Strikes Deepen, Extending to Private Sector
Recent strikes in Erie County, Penn., and New England are evidence that workers in the private sector are beginning to exercise their strike muscles again – and reawakening the labor roots in the Democratic Party.
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Sacramento Teacher Strike is a Warning to #RedForEd Movement Everywhere
Much like other teacher actions that have occurred across the nation, Sacramento teachers are demanding a range of improved conditions – from salary to class size to more school staffing.
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Workers Strike Back: 2019 Sees The Return of Labor Activism
Today's explosion in worker actions reveals a broad opposition to neoliberalism that is more like a crowd-sourced and coordinated dance than a disciplined march. And it shows no signs of slowing down.
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‘Tired of Being Unsupported and Messed With,’ Teachers Stage a Bold Protest that Scores National Attention
Teachers are now understanding that their labor power is part of a broader strategy to even the playing field in a political landscape that is increasingly unequal.
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Thousands of Oakland Teachers Just Went On Strike. They Want More Than A Pay Raise.
They’re also demanding more support staff, smaller class sizes, and more oversight of charter schools.
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Why Thousands of Los Angeles Teachers are Going on Strike
The second-largest school district in the country joins a growing national movement for better school funding and higher teacher
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Teacher Demands Remain Unsettled As Schools Reopen and Midterms Loom
While many teachers and their unions in the major strike states are still in a watching and waiting mode, the revolt has spread and militancy is growing.
