Teamsters ready to strike
Reports from the front
by Ashley Smith and Paul KDIn these two brief reports, Tempest members Ashley Smith and Paul KD describe Teamsters’ practice pickets as a potential UPS strike looms.
Starbucks workers protest Moms for Liberty
An interview with two unionized Starbucks workers
by Joel SronceTempest member Joel Sronce interviews Sarah and Silvia, two of the unionized Starbucks workers who showed up in protest against Moms for Liberty.
UNITE HERE rally and march in Los Angeles
Report from the front
by Dana CloudDana Cloud reports on a recent rally and march by hospitality workers from UNITE-HERE in Los Angeles.
This is possible!
5th anniversary of the red state teachers’ rebellion, part two
by Darrin HoopIn 2018, teachers struck across the South and won significant gains for educators. In this second of two articles, Darrin Hoop interviews four rank-and-file workers about their experience and draws lessons for labor organizing today.
Unions and the rank and file strategy
Socialists in the labor movement
by Tim GouletTim Goulet discusses the rank and file strategy and why socialists need to fight for democracy not only at work, but also in our unions.
This is possible!
5th anniversary of the red state teachers’ rebellion
by Darrin HoopIn 2018, teachers struck across the South. These strikes were initiated and led by the rank-and-file in states that do not recognize collective bargaining and won significant gains for educators. In this first of two articles, Darrin Hoop interviews four rank-and-file workers about their experience and draws lessons for labor organizing today.
One year after Dobbs
The fight for reproductive justice
by TempestA panel of activists discusses strategies to mount a defense and counteroffensive to win full reproductive justice including free abortion one year following the Dobbs decision.
Resisting the shock doctrine
Ukraine, debt, and reconstruction
by Ashley SmithAshley Smith chairs an event with Yuliya Yurchenko, Eric Toussaint, and Sushovan Dhar on the global movement against neoliberalism, debt, and the struggle in Ukraine.
Drag defenders organize to outnumber the right in Royal Oak
Report from the front
by Hank KennedyIn this report back Hank Kennedy discusses the successful defense of Drag Story Time in Royal Oak, MI.
Erdoğan again, but for a slightly different reason
The state of the opposition in Turkey following a disappointing election
by Hakan YilmazHakan Yilmaz examines the recent election victory of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and notes that the opposition’s defeat was particularly devastating, given the closeness of the election and the possibility for change in Turkey after the recent devastating earthquakes there.