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MAY DAY 2018 ORGANIZING TOOLKIT (For Waukesha), Statewide Bus Information

http://vdlf.org/mayday2018 On May 1st 2018, Voces de la Frontera has called for a statewide Day without Latinxs & Immigrants to demand that Waukesha County Sheriff Eric Severson not turn his Sheriffs into ICE agents through the federal 287g program. Scroll down to find organizing tools.  This means no work, no school, and no buying from large […]

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Waukesha, April 27, 2018: May Day Planning Meeting

Hosted by Voces de la Frontera Junta para planear el 1ro de mayo cada viernes, 5:30pm La Casa de Esperanza, 410 Arcadian Ave, Waukesha. Info: 414-828-2692 Acompáñanos para platicar sobre preparaciones importantes para la marcha del 1ro mayo para los derechos de los inmigrantes, trabajadores y estudiantes. Exigimos al Sheriff Severson de Waukesha que no convierta […]

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Chicago, May 11: Protest for #Nakba70 &Right of Return: Stop The Massacre in Gaza

Hosted by Coalition for Justice in Palestine – CJP Protest for #Nakba70 &Right of Return: Stop The Massacre in Gaza Join the Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine at the 70th Nakba Commemoration #NakbaDay70Chi WHEN: Friday, May 11, 2018, at 4:30 PM WHERE: Corner of Congress Parkway & Michigan Avenue, downtown Chicago March 15th, 2018, marks 70 […]

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Local organizing across the U.S. helps lift labor to historic week

Local organizing helps lift labor to historic week: What do Virginia wireless workers, Maryland administrative assistants, Harvard grad students and JetBlue flight attendants have in common? They were all part of last week’s historic organizing surge, as more than 10,000 workers joined unions. The JetBlue flight attendants and Harvard grad students — with about 5,000 each — comprised the […]

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Reinstate the DeKalb 8! Support Bus Drivers In Georgia Fired for Organizing!

https://itsgoingdown.org/reinstate-the-dekalb-8-support-bus-drivers-fired-for-organizing/ Across the country teachers, bus drivers, and other school employees have gone on strike for better pay and benefits in a massive groundswell of action. In DeKalb County (located east of Atlanta) in Georgia, 400 bus drivers took part in a sickout, and in response, the school district fired 8 drivers. These firings represent […]

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Milwaukee: Thousands Protest to Demand a Student Centered Budget

https://mtea.weac.org/2018/04/25/thousands-protest-to-demand-a-student-centered-budget/ Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association Photo Credit: Joe Brusky In an incredible show of solidarity and strength, well over 3,000 MPS education workers, parents, students, and community members picketed up and down Vliet Street outside of MPS Central Office. Quickly, the crowd grew so large that Vliet St. was closed as the picketers spilled into […]

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Solidarity With School Workers In Los Angeles

http://www.qualityschoolsbetterlives.org/#about The District continues to depend on a largely part-time work force to provide critical support services, including student nutrition, health and safety, and classroom support. Additionally, after school programs and parent training, which are proven to increase graduation rates are in dire need of expansion. Career ladder opportunities to hire more teachers from our local […]