Labor Organizers Fight Union Busting, Hold Spirited Rally in Front of Astoria Starbucks
The surging young labor movement hit the streets, showing power in numbers at a rally on July 22.
The Indypendent
Protest Movements
Defend Our Clinics! Photo Story
A Planned Parenthood clinic in Lower Manhattan has become a magnet for anti-choice activists who don’t want to stop with Roe’s repeal.
The Labor Notes Conference Seeks to Further Galvanize Workers in a Time of Great Urgency
Largest-ever conference of union activists plans for a labor movement transformation.
Democracy in Action at the UAW: Rank-and-File Slate Takes on the Old Guard in Local 2110 Elections
As groups of rank-and file workers across the nation wrestle for more power in their unions, a new slate takes on the fight locally in UAW 2110 elections May 27–June 22.
In Crown Heights, Tenant Union Members Learn from Each Other’s Experiences with Abusive Landlords
The cases of Joyce Webster and Janina Davis point to a pattern of the police and prosecutors aiding and abetting landlord abuse of their tenants, particularly those who are Black women.
Monthly Abortion Clash Resumes at SoHo Planned Parenthood
For the past year or so, anti and pro-abortion protesters have routinely squared off in front of a Planned Parenthood clinic on Mott and Bleeker streets. On Saturday, roughly 40 NYPD officers were a part of the mix.
Extinction Rebellion Urges Revolt Against Climate Inaction
Extinction Rebellion uses civil disobedience to dramatize the need for climate action. They are also thinking about the long term.
Woe is Roe: NYC Protesters Speak Out on Looming Demise of Abortion Rights
Voices from pro-choice protesters who marched from Cadman Plaza to Foley Square on May 14. In NYC, tens of thousands participated in the national day of action to protest the fall of Roe.
Palestinian Voices Ring Out in Bay Ridge: Freedom Within Our Lifetime, They Demand
Around 1,500 protesters took to the streets of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn on Sunday to commemorate the 74th Nakba “Catastrophe” Day.
Housing Activists Raise a Ruckus in Albany as State Budget Talks Race to a Finish
Three busloads of activists and organizers from the Housing Justice for All coalition traveled to the state capitol to demand housing policies that benefit the many not the few.