Students from Yale’s newly-formed graduate student union, Local 33-UNITE HERE, declared an indefinite hunger strike last week in protest of the University administration’s refusal to engage in collective bargaining with them.
Students from Yale’s newly-formed graduate student union, Local 33-UNITE HERE, declared an indefinite hunger strike last week in protest of the University administration’s refusal to engage in collective bargaining with them.
Yesterday was May Day, and it was rad!
Yesterday was May Day, and it was rad!
Happy May Day!
Originally sparked by the Haymarket Massacre of 1886, when police cracked down on peaceful protestors rallying for an eight-hour work day in Chicago, International Workers’ Day has enjoyed a bit of a revival in the last several years. In 2006, activists organized “a day without an immigrant,” and immigrants’ rights actions have been a big focus of the day ever since. A couple years ago, Occupy activists attempted a (rather unsuccessful) nationwide general strike.
In honor of May Day — and as inspiration for future striking dreams — here’s an image from the feminist archives of one the more successful general strikes in history. On October 24 1975, Iceland’s women refused to do any work ...
Happy May Day!
Originally sparked by the Haymarket Massacre of 1886, when police cracked down on peaceful protestors rallying for an eight-hour work day in Chicago, International Workers’ Day has enjoyed a bit of a revival in the last ...
The blog is going on strike today for May Day, but we wanted to provide sources to follow for May Day events and ongoings:
Mother Jones has an interactive map and live coverage of the latest developments throughout the day.
Peter Rothberg at The Nation has a guide to May Day events in various cities across the country.
Firedoglake will also have featured coverage throughout today.
The blog is going on strike today for May Day, but we wanted to provide sources to follow for May Day events and ongoings:
Mother Jones has an interactive map and live coverage of the ...
