PUBLIC MEETING – Solidarity with UPS Workers: Prepare to Strike for a Strong Contract! (3/30/2023) - Join us for a public meeting with UPS Teamsters and union activists to discuss how we can best support UPS workers in the contract fight!Featuring Speakers Nick Wurst and Ronan Foley. Nick Wurst is a freight train conductor, member of ISG and SMART-TD. He is also a member of the International Steering Committee of RailroadContinue reading "PUBLIC MEETING – Solidarity with UPS Workers: Prepare to Strike for a Strong Contract!"
NYC Public Sector Workers Fight Attacks on Pay and Healthcare (3/29/2023) - Rank & File Union Members Organizing Photo: Packed NYC Labor Notes session about the Public Sector Rank and File (PSRF) initiative. by Daniel Neuman NYCUnited Federation of Teachers (UFT) (personal capacity) The current period is a tumultuous time for New York City (NYC) municipal workers as old contracts expire and new contracts are negotiated. TheContinue reading "NYC Public Sector Workers Fight Attacks on Pay and Healthcare"
Solidarity with UPS Workers: Prepare to Strike for a Strong Contract! (3/11/2023) - by Evren Pallares Ó’Laoghaire & Nicholas WurstWorcester, MATeamsters Local 170 (personal capacity) / SMART-TD Local 1473 (personal capacity) The Independent Socialist Group stands in solidarity with the 350,000 workers represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) in the opening stages of a contract battle with United Parcel Services (UPS). UPS is one of theContinue reading "Solidarity with UPS Workers: Prepare to Strike for a Strong Contract!"
Unite Educator Strikes To Win Better Contracts (3/8/2023) - by Miranda Alpert & Peggy WangISG members in theMassachusetts Teachers Association / National Education Association Educators are at a breaking point. Stagnant pay, increased workloads, and decreased teacher autonomy are forcing many education workers – both new and veteran – out of the field. A 2022 National Education Association survey reported 55% of educators wantContinue reading "Unite Educator Strikes To Win Better Contracts"
Why I’m Voting for the Union: UChicago Graduate Workers Mobilize for Recognition (2/6/2023) - by Parker Robbins, Graduate Students United – United Electrical Workers (personal capacity) Graduate workers are the backbone of American universities: we teach classes, conduct research, and are severely overworked and underpaid. According to a survey of University of California (UC) workers by the United Auto Workers, 92 percent of graduate workers spent more than 30Continue reading "Why I’m Voting for the Union: UChicago Graduate Workers Mobilize for Recognition"
Mass Joint Strike at University of California (2/3/2023) - by Cass Zegura, former UAW Local 2865 member On Monday, November 14, 2022 graduate and postdoctoral workers across the University of California system began their historic strike in response to the system’s bad-faith bargaining and pitiful offers during contract negotiations. At its peak, the strike was 48,000 workers strong across the UC’s ten campuses andContinue reading "Mass Joint Strike at University of California"
What Way Forward for Rail Workers? (1/27/2023) - by Nicholas Wurst (SMART-TD Local 1473, personal capacity) On December 2, 2022 the Independent Socialist Group (ISG) published a statement opposing the decision by Congress and President Biden to impose a concessionary contract on rail workers who struggled for over 3 years for a new agreement. “The Independent Socialist Group opposes the decision by BidenContinue reading "What Way Forward for Rail Workers?"
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