Events
New York Nov. 8: Palestine Beyond the Law
Friday, November 8, 2019 at 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST CUNY School of Law 2 Court Sq, Long Island City 11101 Join CUNY Law SJP on Friday, November 8th for a discussion featuring lawyers […]
Month: November 2019
Labor and strikes
Chicago teachers fight ‘for the common good’
After 11 days on strike, delegates of Chicago Teachers Union have suspended the Chicago teachers’ walkout and members are headed back to their classrooms. A tentative agreement has been reached with Chicago Public Schools that […]
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Sunday’s news links – Nov. 3, 2019
Labor Minnesota: United Steelworkers strike Carley Foundry FightBack! News Defying Injunction, Massachusetts Teachers Strike Labor Notes New York Chaos in Brooklyn as 1,000 anti-cop protesters block traffic, storm subway stations and say ‘don’t let these […]
Cuba
Speaking out for Cuba
Cities across the United States are demanding the U.S. government stop its cruel blockade of Cuba. Activists came to the New York City council on Halloween to do the same. The NYC Council Committee on […]
China
The NBA and China. It’s not a game
An Oct. 4 tweet from Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey regarding the Hong Kong protests started a series of events that have continued to play out in the mainstream media over the last several […]
Labor and strikes
Transit workers rally in NYC. To hell with Pat Fraud!
New York, Oct. 30 — Ten thousand transit workers jammed Manhattan’s lower tip tonight to say “No!” to the Mass Transit Administration’s giveback demands. MTA chairman Pat Foye — also known as “Pat Fraud” — […]
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Saturday’s news links – Nov. 2, 2019
Labor CTU ends 10-day strike with tentative agreement FightBack! News NBC’s Digital Journalists Say They Are Forming a Union NYTimes Workers at WHYY, Philly’s public radio station, vote to unionize Inquirer Harvard Grad Students Are […]
In the U.S.
People’s Tribunal on Evictions in NYC puts landlords on trial
New York, Oct. 29 — Hundreds of people jammed a union meeting hall tonight at the AFSCME District 37 headquarters in lower Manhattan to demand a halt to evictions. The People’s Tribunal on Evictions heard […]
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Friday’s news links – Nov. 1, 2019
Labor ‘When We Fight, We Win!’: After 11-Day Strike, Chicago Teachers Reach Deal With Mayor Common Dreams ‘Bosses take note’: why GM’s strike could inspire more collective action Guardian Environment ‘It happens over and over […]