Last week, after a first-ever week-long strike at Rutgers University in New Jersey, 93% of three Rutgers faculty unions (Rutgers AAUP-AFT, Rutgers PTLFC, and AAUP-BHSNJ) voted to ratify a new, unified contract. The contract effectively merges the three unions into...
The following is reprinted from Speak Out Now’s workplace newsletter at Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). The news media, fueled by publicity from BART management and the Board, keeps raising the fear flag about the future of BART. Maybe they think people will vote to...
The city of Baltimore has been experiencing a surge in youth-related violence and death. Just five months into the year, it has been the deadliest on record since 2015. So far there have been 39 shootings involving youths with 11 dead so far. This year marks another...
May 1, 2023, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA), Translated from French This May 1, millions of workers marched again to affirm their refusal of the pension reform, and more broadly, of all the...
On April 20, 2023, debris and ash rained down on the coastal communities and protected rare wildlife habitats outside of Brownsville, TX, following SpaceX’s most recent rocket launch test. The rocket, known as Starship, was not expected to make it far: SpaceX CEO Elon...
