Australian state Labor government bans pro-Palestinian teacher
A New South Wales educator has been barred from teaching over social media posts condemning Israel and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian resistance.
Erika Zimmer, Mike Head•
Sign up for the WSWS Educators Newsletter
News, analysis and political perspective for educators, delivered to your email inbox each week.
Berlin funds rearmament over education: Pupils record lowest PISA scores since 2000
Germany posted its worst PISA scores since testing began in 2000, as the government funds the largest rearmament drive since the Nazi era.
Philipp Frisch•
Australia: ACT Labor government slashes secondary college budgets
This is not an increase in funding for disadvantaged schools, but a reallocation of scarce resources within a system that has been systematically starved for decades.
Kaye Tucker•
Australia: Western Sydney University seeks to impose block teaching
The suggested “Western Momentum” model means even more intensive workloads for educators, at the expense of the quality of education for students.
A WSU Rank-and-File Committee member•
Renae Cassimeda•
Sterling Oliver, Roger Jordan•
Kaye Tucker•
Our reporters•
Committee for Public Education•
Postal Workers: Refuse to withhold ballots! Defend mail-in voting and the post office!
We refuse to carry out any order to withhold, delay or “verify” mail-in ballots. We will not be the instrument of the disenfranchisement of the American people.
USPS Workers Rank-and-File Committee•
Railroaders: Break the isolation of the National Steel Car strike! Refuse to handle NSCX cars! For a united, cross-border struggle across the railroad industry!
The struggle at National Steel Car cuts directly across the national divisions that the corporations, governments and union bureaucracies are trying to impose on workers.
The Railroad Workers Rank-and-File Committee•
Australian Health Workers Rank-and-File Committee demands freedom for Bogdan Syrotiuk
“This young man is immensely courageous in speaking out against war. His persecution is setting a precedent against anyone who opposes any war and a warning to all.” — Mental health nurse
Health Workers Rank-and-File Committee•
National Steel Car Rank-and-File Committee leader on the fight against piecework, union betrayal, and the path forward
The National Steel Car Rank-and-File Committee (NSC-RFC) was founded by shop floor workers in June 2023, on the eve of the last strike, after it became clear to them that the United Steelworkers (USW) bureaucracy would not wage a genuine fight for workers' demands.
Pierre Lajeunesse•
National Steel Car Rank-and-File Committee•
Industrial Workers Rank-and-File Committee•
USPS Workers Rank-and-File Committee•
Dylan Lubao•
Committee for Public Education•
We are building a network of rank-and-file educators, students, parents, and workers to stop the spread of COVID-19 and save lives.