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ACLU of Wisconsin and Wisconsin ELPH File Lawsuit on Behalf of Students of Color in Greendale

April 6, 2023 Last week, attorneys from the ACLU of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Education Law and Policy Hub (WisELPH) filed a lawsuit in Milwaukee County Court seeking an order holding the Greendale School District responsible for honoring commitments it made four years ago to address racial harassment issues in its schools. One of the […]

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“Why I strike” by Kitsy Higgins at the Pittsburgh Post Gazette

As our strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette began six months ago, I never considered staying on the job, crossing the picket line. I had worked two union jobs for five years. The company took our health care away, and we hadn’t gotten a raise in 16 years. So striking was an easy choice. Companies like […]

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NYC, April 8, 2023: Hands Off Al-Aqsa Mosque!

New York City: Protest the attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque! Free Palestine! Saturday, April 8 – 1:00 p.m. Times Square, 43rd St. & Broadway, Manhattan Take on Times Square to show the world that Palestine is […] Read more Struggle – La Lucha

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We Remember Transgender Warrior Leslie Feinberg

You can download the 20th anniversary edition of Stone Butch Blues free at TransgenderWarrior.org. Rainbow Solidarity: In Defense of Cuba Casualty of an Undeclared War Series: https://transgenderwarrior.org/casualty/ ‘No borders in the workers’ struggle!’May 1, 2006 interview in defense of immigrant rights AIR AMERICA/Majority Report program (6:30) 1994Outlaw – Leslie Feinberg onDiscovering Transgender History@ multiplefetch Youtube Channel October […]

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Ingrid Henry of the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association (MTEA) – Remarks at April 6, 2023 Press Conference at State Budget Hearing

Public education advocates, including MTEA Vice President Ingrid Henry Walker, and new citywide School Board Elect Missy Zombor spoke at a press conference held outside the Waukesha Joint Finance Committee public hearing today to express the need for the state’s $7.1 billion budget surplus to be spent on greater funding for public education. Here is […]

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Charlotte, NC April 21, 2023: Southern Workers on the Move!

Event: https://fb.me/e/2rM4vQsis From fast food and retail, to the public sector, throughout the logistics industry, and beyond, workers across the South are in motion and fighting back. Join us for a public discussion between worker leaders in mostly non-collective bargaining workplaces from some of these key sectors to discuss the current political environment, share lessons […]

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Wisconsin: Education Dominates the Day at First JFC Legislative Budget Hearing in Waukesha

“Invest in OUR NOW, please.” – Samuel Beaver, Milwaukee Public Schools Student, with Leaders Igniting Transformation—“We’re here together to ask you to be a once in a generation leader supporting our students in the 2023-25 budget. … These [referenda] aren’t for fancy bells or whistles. They’re to keep the lights on.” – Peggy Wirtz-Olsen, WEAC President—“Milwaukee […]