Interim City Manager Plans to Upend Popular Policy, Worker Welfare
by Gumbo Late in the day on Thursday, 11 May 2023, City of Austin employees were treated to a surprise memo from Interim City Manager […]
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Google Music Workers Strike in Austin
by Joshua F February 6, the workers at a Google (Alphabet) contractor in Austin launched an open-ended unfair labor practice strike. According to Sam Regan, […]
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Union Nurses Push for Safe Staffing against Seton’s Neglect of Patients
by Joshua F Over 200 nurses and supporters picketed outside of Ascension Seton Medical Center on W 38th St on April 6. Despite the […]
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Union 1 – Google 0: First Round Victory to the Workers
by Joshua F In a surprisingly fast finding, the striking workers at YouTube Music in Austin won the first round in the case that […]
Read moreCronk Reign Ends
Will apologists for police brutality remain? by Sam K AUSTIN, Texas – City Manager Spencer Cronk is half-way out the door of Austin city government. […]
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Making Money Off Our Confusion
By Gumbo On the evening of Christmas Day, I was looking forward to being home in Austin from visiting my family in Louisiana. Sleeping in […]
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Austin DSA’s December Reading Roundup
Welcome to the Reading Roundup, a forum for ATX DSA members to share what they’ve been reading and how it’s informing their political education. Work […]
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Phony “Police Accountability” Petition Scheme Uncovered
Local activists have uncovered the truth behind the phony police accountability petition that has been circulating. By claiming to stand for progressive reform, right-wingers are […]
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Starbucks Workers Shut it Down
Barristas and other workers in Austin and around the nation struck the coffee chain November 17 to force management to come to the negotiating table […]
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Class Struggle in Austin’s Public Schools
Last week, former teacher and socialist candidate Andrew Gonzales defeated incumbent AISD board member Geronimo Rodriguez by 30 points—joining a growing bloc of pro-union representatives […]
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The Austin Worker Movement in Perspective
After decades of stagnation and decline for the labor movement, workers are striking back. Workers in Austin—baristas, nurses, restaurant workers, and more—are joining this organizing […]
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