Author: Scott Scheffer

Oakland Teachers
Labor and strikes

Teachers and communities unite to win

March 5, 2019 Scott Scheffer
March 2 — After seven days on strike, members of the Oakland Education Association (OEA) have reached a tentative deal in what seems a resounding victory! A vote to ratify the deal is scheduled to […]
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Imperialism and global politics

Los Angeles event builds Venezuelan-Syrian solidarity

March 2, 2019 Scott Scheffer
Los Angeles — On Feb. 19, John Parker of the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice and Struggle for Socialism-La Lucha por el Socialismo spoke here at a meeting of Arab Americans for Syria (AA4Syria) […]
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Imperialism and global politics

Shedding light on AIPAC, Israel and imperialism

February 15, 2019 Scott Scheffer
Hands off Rep. Ilhan Omar! Newly elected U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota is under attack by members of both the Democratic and Republican parties because she has called out a pro-Israel lobbying organization, the […]
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Imperialism and global politics

The Kurds, Turkey and U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria

December 31, 2018 Scott Scheffer
Donald Trump‘s recent announcement that he is withdrawing 2,000 troops from Syria and half of the 14,000 troops currently in Afghanistan has opened a fissure in the imperialist ruling class. Secretary of Defense Gen. James […]
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La Lucha por el Socialismo

35,000 maestrx de Los Ángeles iniciaron la huelga de enero

December 24, 2018 Scott Scheffer
20 Diciembre – Después de veinte meses de negociaciones con Unified School District (LAUSD) de Los Ángeles y sin haber tenido un contrato por todo un año, 35,000 miembros del United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) […]
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Labor and strikes

35,000 Los Angeles teachers set January strike

December 23, 2018 Scott Scheffer
December 20 — After negotiating with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) for 20 months, and without a contract for a year, 35,000 members of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) have set a strike date […]