by Danny Neuman (United Federation of Teachers, personal capacity) On May 19th, the American Arbitration Association finished tallying the results of the 2022 United Federation of Teachers (UFT) leadership election. The election occurred against the backdrop of record high job dissatisfaction among school staff, much of which is due to failures among government and administratorsContinue reading “Reform Coalition Wins High School Division in NYC Teachers Union Elections”
Author Archives: Independent Socialist Group
Maine Med Nurses Picket for Good First Contract
by M. Germon April 27 2022: Union nurses and supporters picket for first contract at Maine Med. (National Nurses United) After eight long months of negotiations, the nurses at Maine Medical Center are turning up the heat. Hundreds of people showed up in solidarity to an informational picket organized by the Maine Med nurses’ unionContinue reading “Maine Med Nurses Picket for Good First Contract”
Meet A Socialist – June 2022
by Peggy Wang (APA, MTA/NEA – personal capacity) Growing up, I never considered myself “political”. That changed when I entered college in 2008. While the big banks crashed the stock market and got bailed out, working people lost jobs and homes. A few years later, tens of thousands gathered in NYC and refused to leave,Continue reading “Meet A Socialist – June 2022”
Russian Invasion Stalls, U.S. Arms Companies Profit
by Ashley Rogers April 6 2022: Ukrainian National Guardsman, taken in 2022 during the Russian-Ukrainian War. (Wikimedia) It’s been over three months since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. After a push to capture key Ukrainian cities in the first few weeks of the war, stronger resistance than expected forced Russian military leaders toContinue reading “Russian Invasion Stalls, U.S. Arms Companies Profit”
Organize and Fight for Reproductive Rights!
by Elisabeth Wichser Working women in Argentina, Ireland, and Colombia have won access to abortion in the last decade, yet in some countries, like the U.S., the right wing has escalated attacks on abortion rights. In response to the leaked Supreme Court opinion draft against Roe V. Wade, protests to defend abortion rights—like the thousandsContinue reading “Organize and Fight for Reproductive Rights!”
Meet A Socialist – March/April 2022
by Roza Hebb My socialist identity is the result of examining the world and my place in it. My decision to join ISG was because of its action-oriented nature. As a socialist, I seek change. I want to see a world where necessities are not commodities. I want to see a world where workers beingContinue reading “Meet A Socialist – March/April 2022”
Pride is a Protest!
by Emery Addams (Maine Educators Association, personal capacity) Over 50 years since the Stonewall Riots and the political origins of Pride month, the LGBTQ+ community is under attack. The most recent right-wing offensives are laws targeting trans people, and trans youth in particular. These range from Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which bans any mentionContinue reading “Pride is a Protest!”
Meet A Socialist – May 2022
by Jai Chavis During the 2016 election cycle, I desperately searched for solutions to the problems of police brutality, mass incarceration, and systemic racism in all its forms. It was then that I was introduced to the organization now known as the Independent Socialist Group who hosted a meeting discussing BLM and how to organizeContinue reading “Meet A Socialist – May 2022”
Inflation Crisis Hurts Workers
by Gray Hauff & Milena Germon With the prices of everyday goods on the rise and wages failing to keep up, working-class people are looking for answers and economic alternatives. Essentials are rising in cost—gas, groceries, and rent, to name a major few—and nobody in power seems to be doing anything to help working people. Continue reading “Inflation Crisis Hurts Workers”
“Don’t Say Gay” Bill Shows No Rights Guaranteed Under Capitalism
by Char Scott March 11, 2022 – Students in Iowa walk out to protest a new law to prevent transgender students from competing in sports. Photo by Phil Roeder via Flickr. (CC BY 2.0) Multiple states across the nation, including Tennessee, Alabama, New Mexico, Arizona, and Florida, have recently proposed or passed laws that threatenContinue reading ““Don’t Say Gay” Bill Shows No Rights Guaranteed Under Capitalism”
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