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Will The Teachers Take Control?
Joseph McCartin of the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor writes on the ongoing fight over school reopenings in the United States in Dissent. Read the whole article here.
This Interactive Mapping Tool Can Help Workers Plan Mass Strikes
VICE reporter Lauren Kaori Gurley reports on the Bargaining for the Common Good mapping project. Read more about our groundbreaking work here.
How Workers Can Win in the Age of COVID-19: The Progressive
Sarah Jaffe of The Progressive details how the Bargaining for the Common Good movement can be a tool for communities and workers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and describes our ambitious project to map contracts and organizing campaigns across the country....
Building Power Together: An Interactive Mapping Tool
Before the current global pandemic crisis began, we were already being attacked, not just as workers, but as mothers and fathers, tenants and homeowners, patients and debtors, caregivers, students and community members, and so many other aspects of our identities. We...
What Is Not to Be Done | The American Prospect
If unions seek to re-create the labor movement of the past, organized labor will die. As capitalism has changed, so must workers’ movements. Stephen Lerner of Bargaining for the Common Good envisions the future of workers and the labor movement in the wake of COVID-19...
A Call to Action in This Moment | The Forge
We are excited to share that we have partnered with The Forge to publish a special edition of the online magazine on Bargaining for the Common Good (BCG) for organizers and strategists. The edition opens with a bold Call to Action in This Moment (excerpt below) and...
Did We Just Witness the First Union-Authorized Climate Strike in the United States? | Common Dreams
Janitors with SEIU 26 partnered with community organizations across Minnesota to fight for healthy jobs and a healthy planet in a groundbreaking strike that may pave the way for future labor action on the environment. Read more here.
Here’s What St. Paul teachers Are Bargaining For | Twin Cities
The St. Paul Federation of Educators has a long history of Bargaining for the Common Good. This year they're once again fighting for St. Paul's students and communities at the bargaining table. Read more about their demands here.
The Chicago Teachers Strike Was a Lesson in 21st-Century Organizing | The Nation
The Chicago Teachers Union went on strike for the whole city of Chicago and showed that labor can have a seat at the table if they're willing to fight for it. Read more here.