A revolutionary socialist organizing project
Within and against the university, within and for each other
by Steven LazaroffGraduate worker Steven Lazaroff considers what it means to be a revolutionary in graduate student unions on the basis of his experience at Illinois State University, where the ISU Graduate Workers Union won a significant victory.
Welcoming kittens, developing tigers
by Mel BienenfeldTempest’s Mel Bienenfeld shares an account by NYSNA member Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez of how nurses organized themselves and their community ahead of the victorious NYC nurses strike.
An interview with nurses in Texas
by Snehal ShingaviTempest member Snehal Shingavi spoke to four nurses in Texas who participated in rallies last month to protest understaffing at a number of major hospitals.
How Howard students helped win a faculty union contract after losing their battle
by Sean Pears and Jacob SloanHoward University faculty members Sean Pears and Jacob Sloan describe how student militancy fueled struggle on the part of non-tenure-track faculty.
U.K. higher ed strikes and union strategy
by Dan DavisonDan Davison makes the argument for a rank-and-file strategy given the state of the higher education strikes in the United Kingdom and the debates within the University and College Union.
Interview with two members of the Temple University Graduate Students’ Association (TUGSA)
by Joel SronceTempest’s Joel Sronce interviews two striking graduate workers from Temple University.
Joint Council 25 in Chicago is stuck in the past
by Joe AllenThe Teamsters say they are going in a new progressive direction in the U.S. labor movement, yet, Joe Allen explains, there is little evidence of that in the role they are playing in Chicago’s current municipal elections.
Lessons and strategies for labor in Biden’s America
by TempestA Tempest Collective event this Sunday, February 12 at 12 p.m. EST
Workers need a national response
by Shamus CookePortland socialist Shamus Cooke has warned that the ruling class is conjuring up a recession to wipe out recent workers’ gains. Here he writes that we need a national response that combines action from below with steps toward workers’ political independence.
Tax Amazon and the 25th ward elections
by Joe AllenJoe Allen reports on a tax-Amazon rally in his Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen and nearby Little Village.