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Amiens IWW is in the Streets for Trans Rights

Amiens IWW is in the Streets for Trans Rights

Unions that ignore the political fights of the working class at their own peril. The student-workers of the Amiens IWW point a way forward.

An Important Update and Call to Action from Solidarity, not Silence!

An Important Update and Call to Action from Solidarity, not Silence!

If you live in the DC region, you are invited to a documentary viewing and discussion panel to connect with other radical educators and engage in collective political self-education about Palestine.

Call to Action: Support the BUGWU Strike Fund!

Call to Action: Support the BUGWU Strike Fund!

The Boston University Graduate Workers Union is under attack by the university administration. They are withholding pay from all strikers, and even many students who are not on strike. We need to go all out to support the strikers till victory!

The Amiens IWW at the City's International Women's Rights Day Demonstration

The Amiens IWW at the City's International Women's Rights Day Demonstration

The Amiens, France IWW branch went all out for their city's International Women's Rights Day. These photos showcase their banner and participation in the demonstration.

An Update from the Amiens IWW

An Update from the Amiens IWW

The IWW student-worker militants of Amiens expand their intervention into the broader class struggles of the city and nation. They have been busy hosting rallies and collaborating with student unions.

Practical Research Tools for your own Workers' Self-Inquiry

Practical Research Tools for your own Workers' Self-Inquiry

To understand the exploitation and alienation we experience in our individual workplaces, we have to research widely and deeply about matters that, on their surface, have nothing to do with our jobs.

A Report on the Organization of an IWW Branch in Amiens, France

A Report on the Organization of an IWW Branch in Amiens, France

Conducting most of its campaigns in student circles, the union now welcomes young workers into its ranks. For the time being, the union was mainly involved in student struggles, but it was active and left its mark on the Amiens trade union scene.

A Union for ALL Education Workers!

A Union for ALL Education Workers!

We in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia Education Workers Organizing Committee (aka DMV EWOC) hope to unite all education workers in the Greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to form a militant labor solidarity network.

Location Change for Solidarity Not Silence Protest

Location Change for Solidarity Not Silence Protest

The school board cancelled their meeting, so educators, students, and supportive community members are rallying nearby at the Courthouse Square Park in Rockville, Maryland, instead.

Students Belong in the Union!

Students Belong in the Union!

This essay was adapted from a pamphlet written by UK based members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union for student-organizers. Given the upsurge in undergraduate student-worker organizing in the last few years, it is an essential development we must analyze.

Why I Quit Academe for a Coding Boot Camp

Why I Quit Academe for a Coding Boot Camp

With the tenure-track market stalled, a history Ph.D. was urged to pursue Plan B. Unfortunately, he says, the alt-ac career trajectory is broken too. We republish this piece by Zeb Larson, who now works in curriculum development, detailing his experiences in the job market during the Covid-19 pandemic. It