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California State faculty mobilize for a no vote
Dana Cloud and Gary Holloway interviewed four activists in the California Faculty Association who are urging union members to vote down a bad tentative agreement reached after just one day of a planned five-day strike across the 23-campus system.
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California Faculty Association engaged in rolling strikes against the California State University system
Tempest’s Dana Cloud reports on strikes by faculty at the California State University, the largest public university system in the United States. The California Faculty Association has called a system-wide strike for January 22-26.
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Questions remain for USC international graduate workers after contract win
Tempest’s Promise Li interviews an international graduate student worker at the University of Southern California after the graduate students’ first-ever contract was ratified.
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University of Michigan graduate workers protest for Palestine
Tempest’s Promise Li interviews Michael Mueller, an arrestee during a November 17 Palestine protest at the University of Michigan.
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Labor for Palestine
The organization Labor for Palestine put out a call on October 24 for unionists in the United States to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza. Here is their call and a model resolution to use in your union.
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Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions Statement
This statement by the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions appeared originally on October 16. We republish it here with the response from U.S. trade unionists in solidarity with Palestine.
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United Educators of San Francisco board calls for ceasefire resolution
UESF member Alex Schmaus reports on the union’s executive board vote recommending the endorsement of a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and urges members of the union to vote yes.
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SEIU forces leader out
Tempest’s Eric Maroney reports on how the Connecticut SEIU pushed executive director Kooper Caraway from office in the wake of Caraway’s public support for Palestine.
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“From heroes to zeroes”
Tempest’s Promise Li reports on Kaiser Permanente workers’ three-day strike, which ended October 10 with a tentative agreement but no contract.
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UAW revs up historic strike
Héctor Rivera reports on a spirited UAW rally in Rancho Cucamonga as the strike continues.
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Sixty-seven days on strike
Tempest’s Sam Friedman reports on an ongoing strike by nurses at RWJBarnard Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ.
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Reports from UAW picket lines
In these short reports, Tempest members Haley Pessin and Mel Bienenfeld describe UAW pickets at a Stellantis Parts Distribution Center in Tappan, NY.