education history Proletarians or Professionals? A History from Below of Teacher Unionism in the United States, 1897-2021 A Meditation on the Class Position of Teachers
education history The Industrialization of Education, Part Four: Schools in the United States, 1975-2022 A Story of Data and Dollar Signs
education history The Industrialization of Education, Part Three: Schools in the United States, 1930-1975 A historical taxonomy of class power in American schools and the communities surrounding them.
education history The Industrialization of Education, Part Two: Schools in the United States, 1840-1930 Class struggle has been a defining feature of education under capitalism since its earliest days. We're tracing this history by analyzing multiple educational sectors, starting with K-12 schools.
internationalism Fortaleza’s Cuca Network Workers Face Mass Layoffs and Wage Theft A report from the Autonomous General Education Workers’ Union of Ceará about the chaos inflicted on workers by education privatization and an appeal for stronger working class organization to end it.
class struggle The Working Class is in Danger! A Sketch of a Revolutionary Left, Working Class Strategy for Times of Coups and Civil Wars
call to action Call to Action: First ever strike ballot of UK language teachers Teachers at EC London are balloting for strike action to secure a return to pre-pandemic wages, admin pay, and union recognition. They need our solidarity!
inquiry An Abridged Education Workers' Self-Inquiry We selected the most important questions from our pamphlet "An Education Workers' Self-Inquiry" to pose to fellow education workers in the DMV region.
class struggle BC teachers covered in the Guardian – and what you can do to help! An update from the IWW Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Workers' Union.
inquiry The Industrialization of Education, Introduction: The Class Divide This essay is the introduction to an upcoming series on the history of education through the lens of capitalist social relations and industrialization.
inquiry The Danger of the Polite Ableist And Why Journalism, Education, and Media for Children need to be held responsible for their ableism.
class struggle Letter from the Bernadette Workers Union to Union and Community Allies Workers at Garderie Bernadette Child Care Centre continue their struggle with an appeal for community support.
theory and strategy Ordering the Arena of Modern Life: The Role of World's Fairs in the Education Industry This essay makes the case for the IWW and other revolutionary unions to strategically target world's fairs and other expositions for organizing.
theory and strategy Organizing for Ownership: Worker Co-Ops and Revolutionary Unionism Utilizing worker-owned enterprises to revolutionary means.
theory and strategy Towards a Revolutionary Union Movement, Addendum: A Revolutionary Vehicle? The Role of the IWW After extensive discussion among rank-and-file IWW militants with concrete workplace organizing experience, we present this evaluation of the IWW and a vision for its future.
class struggle Primer on Solidarity Networks, Dual Power, and Community Self-Defense We share this index of resources on solidarity networks and other place-based organs of popular power, including what they are and how to begin building them.
theory and strategy Towards a Revolutionary Union Movement, Part 13: Conclusions We draw strategic conclusions from our analysis of revolutionary unionism. There are two immediate priorities: organizing the unorganized and dual carding within the established unions.
theory and strategy Towards a Revolutionary Union Movement, Part 12: Autonomous The revolutionary workers' movement must enforce total independence from electoral politics and middle-class political organizations, including ones on the left. Our autonomy is essential for victory.
theory and strategy Towards a Revolutionary Union Movement, Part 11: Rooted in Communities and Social Movements We cannot let the state and capital drive a wedge between workers and their own communities. Revolutionary unions must forge alliances with community groups and root themselves in social movements.
theory and strategy Towards a Revolutionary Union Movement, Part 10: Antifascist Fascism represents an all out war against the proletariat. Revolutionary unionists must unite with antifascist struggles of all types if we hope to outlast the repression we will inevitably face.
theory and strategy Towards a Revolutionary Union Movement, Part 9: Industrial(?) Revolutionary unions should strongly consider adopting an industrial organizing model that can effectively coordinate the takeover of production during a revolutionary upheaval.
theory and strategy Towards a Revolutionary Union Movement, Part 8: Internationalist Revolutionary unions must foster international solidarity by rejecting the nation-state and militarism. That means organizing across borders and down global supply chains.
theory and strategy Towards a Revolutionary Union Movement, Part 7: Heterodox Strategy and Tactics A revolutionary union movement must find a way to overcome "the syndicalist cycle." It must navigate the class struggle in a fluid, adaptable way to outflank capital.
education history The Performing Arts Proletariat vs. The Band Directors A brilliant inquiry into the history of music education, particularly the origin of the band director in the authoritarian social relationships of capitalism.
