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What to Know About Rent Strike 2020
Americans are calling for a suspension of housing costs during the coronavirus crisis.
By Greyson Van Arsdale
Mexican Women Are Protesting the Femicide Epidemic With a Massive National Strike
"With our absence, we’re going to make our presence felt.”
By Molly McLaughlin
UCSC Grad Students Are Putting Everything on the Line for a Living Wage
They risk losing their jobs — and some even risk getting deported.
By Kim Kelly
Why I Went on Hunger Strike at Nancy Pelosi's Office
The survival of our species is at risk.
By Sophia Kianni
What to Know About the Protests Sweeping Across Chile
Students were some of the first to rebel.
By Andrea Miliani
What Chicago Public School Students Think of the Teacher Strike
“CPS has starved its students for decades and left us hopeless.”
By Elizabeth King
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The New York City Climate Strike in 10 Powerful Photos
"We demand a safe future."
Photography by Lucy Diavolo
What I Wish I’d Known About Labor Unions Earlier In My Career
Happy Labor Day! Union members earn on average 22% higher wages than their non-union peers.
By Katie Barrows
This Teen's Tik Tok Calling for a Student Strike Went Viral
“If anything else happens, we are ready to jump back on it.”
By Lucy Diavolo
Garment Workers Are Paying the Human Cost of Fashion
A culture of mistreatment is an injustice that the fashion industry remains reluctant to fully address.
By Kim Kelly
Almost Every West Virginia School Closed for a Teachers Strike
Most of the state’s public schools were shut down for a second day.
By Lucy Diavolo
Cher — Yes, That Cher — Is Calling for a General Strike
It comes amid fears of another government shutdown.
By Lucy Diavolo
Everything You Need to Know About General Strikes
A general strike could change the game for workers.
By Kim Kelly
Los Angeles Teachers Are Striking for Their Students
"We're marching for the future of public education."
By Emily Bloch
Is Your School Taking Care of Its Workers?
Students and school staff around the country are standing up for better labor conditions on campus.
By Kim Kelly
Migrants and Advocates Explain the Hunger Strike Protesting U.S. Asylum Policy
"They’re going through another level of sacrifice to bring attention to the crisis they’re going through.”
By Ari Honarvar
Incarcerated People Around the Country Just Went on Strike
The nationwide prisoners' strike runs from August 21 to September 9.
By Duncan Tarr and Stephanie Onderchanin
Students Joined Their Striking Teachers to Protest in Oklahoma and Told Us Why
"This moment in time, we can really participate in politics as kids."
By Graham Lee Brewer
5 Million Went on Strike for International Women's Day in Spain
A Spanish newspaper survey found broad support for the strike.
By Christianna Silva