University of California Workers Organize For Salaries That Keep Pace With Cost Of Living
In the months before the coronavirus pandemic abruptly halted the United States economy in March 2020, graduate student workers and faculty members in the University of California system aggressively pushed for cost-of-living salary adjustments through strikes, protests, and rallies on campuses. Though COVID-19 shutdowns and transitions to remote learning disrupted
Movement For Black Lives In Upstate New York: Confronting Police, White Supremacists, And Craven Politicians
Joya Stuckman walked up to her house, which is nestled in the working class First Street neighborhood of Rome, New York, and glanced over at her U-Haul truck. The tires were slashed and the truck was completely covered in racist and neo-Nazi graffiti: thinly veiled death threats, racist slurs, an SS symbol, and swastikas. The numbers “1488,” which is a popular neo-Nazi code, were sprayed on the sides of the truck. Stuckman was terrified.
In Rural, Conservative North Carolina County, Anti-Jail Movement Takes Shape
Down Home is organizing an anti-jail movement in a seemingly unlikely place: rural and conservative North Carolina.
Survivors Of Forced Sterilizations In California Fight A Century Of Violence In Women’s Prisons
In California, survivors of forced sterilizations in women’s prisons fight for reparations after a century of reproductive violence.
Ohio Prisoner In Solitary Confinement Ends Hunger Strike, Despite No End To Retaliation
A man incarcerated at the Toledo Correctional Institution in Ohio has ended a 48-day hunger strike, his family said.
Letters From Massachusetts Jail Reveal Struggle To Survive Pandemic Winter
Incarcerated people in Massachusetts raised alarm as pandemic winter approached, but county jail officials ignored their pleas—prompting direct action.
Graduate Workers Unions At New York’s Two Largest Universities Vote For Strike
Graduate workers at New York University and Columbia University, the two largest universities in New York City, are in the midst of a contentious labor battle with their administrations to eliminate the economic uncertainty, which has intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Virtual Wall: Documents Show CBP Plans For Surveillance Towers At US-Mexico Border
The United States government plans to expand a program for monitoring the Mexico border through cutting edge artificial intelligence technology. At the vanguard of the project is Anduril, a nerd-chic tech firm with ties to Palantir. Delivery orders, statements of work, and contracts obtained by Shadowproof help to illustrate the
Journalist Detained At GEO Group Halfway House Faces Retaliation For Exposing COVID-19 Outbreak
Keith Malik Washington faces retaliation for exposing a COVID-19 outbreak at a halfway house operated by GEO Group.
US Journalists Form Unions To Survive ‘Hedge Fund Vampires’ And COVID-19 Pandemic
Many of these unions have sought representation from the NewsGuild, a branch of the Communications Workers of America (CWA). They include editorial staff, who recognize the shared working conditions of an industry in crisis.
