Do All Organizing Roads Lead to Bernie? A Response to Eric Blanc’s Interview on Dead Pundit Society From a West Virginia Teacher and Strike Leader
West Virginia teacher and strike organizer Michael Mochaidean argues against an interpretation of the recent wave of teachers' strikes that links them to the 2016 Bernie Sanders campaign. This article was originally published by the Black Rose Anarchist Federation.
West Virginia Walkout Beats Back Neoliberal Education Bill
Submitted by R Totale on Feb 23 2019 19:11
A #55Strong Update on the Omnibus Bill Walkouts From a West Virginia Teacher. This story was first published by the Black Rose Anarchist Federation.
Picket Line Lessons: The UTLA Teacher Strike
Submitted by R Totale on Feb 6 2019 21:59
Members of Black Rose/Rosa Negra – Los Angeles who were involved in community mobilization in support of the strike and as members of UTLA provide their summary and analysis. The article highlights the community-worker nature of the strikes demands, the conditions of the settlement, the pitfalls of union leadership and labor law, as well as outlining next steps in the struggle.
Libertarian Socialism in South America: A Roundtable Interview/Socialismo Libertario en Sur America: Una Entrevista Mesa Redonda
A series of interviews carried out by the Black Rose Anarchist Federation with libertarian socialist groups in countries such as Brazil, Argentina and Chile.
Striking For The Future of Education: Interview with a Los Angeles Teacher
Submitted by R Totale on Jan 14 2019 20:00
More than 30,000 educators in the country’s second-biggest school district of Los Angeles are poised to strike Monday, January 12 for the first time since 1989. In the aftermath of the inspiring wave of teacher strikes and actions in 2018, LA teachers are preparing to fight not just for their own jobs, but to defend a vision of democratic and equitable public education against the attack from neoliberal corporate privatizers.
