A revolutionary socialist organizing project
A teacher’s account
by Marc PessinThe following piece is an account of the 1968 Ocean Hill-Brownsville Strike by former teacher and rank-and-file activist in the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Marc Pessin.
Report from the front
by Dana CloudSam Friedman reports on a nurses’ strike in New Brunswick, NJ. over oppressive working conditions, including unsafe staffing levels.
Sam Gindin’s critique of the UPS deal raises big questions
by Joe AllenThe recent contract settlement between the Teamsters and UPS continues to spark debate and reflections on the Left. Tempest’s Joe Allen weighs in.
Report from the front
by Hank KennedyOn August 25, 97 percent of the 150,000 auto workers represented by the UAW voted to authorize a strike if an agreement is not reached before their contracts expire on September 14. Hank Kennedy reports on a rally of the United Auto Workers in Warren, Michigan last weekend before the strike authorization vote.
Frank Emspak argues that Starbucks workers can win a union and a contract at Starbucks if the labor movement acts like a labor movement.
An Interview with nurses in Kansas and Texas on their Ascension strike
by Snehal ShingaviTempest member Snehal Shingavi interviews striking union nurses in Kansas and Texas following their historic one-day strike in June against Ascension and the company’s retaliation to lockout the employees from returning to work for three days.
Joe Allen highlights the barely-concealed red-baiting in a recent defense of the UPS Tentative Agreement from a Teamster National Bargaining Committee member.
Building on the year’s academic labor fights
by Dana CloudTempest’s Dana Cloud surveys the year’s labor struggles in higher education and concludes that the moment may be right for another surge.
Can a union achieve a “historic victory,” a gamechanger in contract negotiations without an actual strike? Joe Allen writes on the tentative agreement between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and United Parcel Service (UPS).
Interviews with SAG-AFTRA and WGA picketers in Hollywood
by Dana Cloud and Nina LozanoTempest members Dana Cloud and Nina Lozano went out in support of a picket against Netflix in Hollywood, where they interviewed six actors and writers about their work and the demands of the strike.