Tag: Strike

  • Chicago Charter Teachers Strike, Win

    Chicago Charter Teachers Strike, Win

    LAST DECEMBER 4th educators at the Acero charter chain in Chicago became the first charter teachers in the country to go on strike. This was both stunning to the charter industry, which was created in part to avoid the inconvenience of unionized educators, and revelatory to educators across the country. After picketing four days, the…

  • What is at stake in the “yellow jacket” mobilization

    What is at stake in the “yellow jacket” mobilization

    On 17 November 2018, at least 2,500 blockades of road junctions and motorway toll booths were reported in all regions of France, involving, according to the police, at least 300,000 gilets jaunes (“yellow jackets” — protesters wearing a hi-vis safety jacket, mandatory in vehicles). The following week, many blockades continued in secondary cities and in…