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GEO wins historic contract with a vow to keep fighting for the future

September 10, 2023 fwstaff
By Graduate Employees Organization On August 25th, GEO members voted to ratify our new contract, with 97% voting for ratification. This officially ends GEO’s historic, 146-day strike for affordability and dignity. The 9-month campaign involved […]
U-M GEO strikers and their allies on April 6, 2023
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U-M GEO Strike Continues as Judge Rules Against Administration

April 16, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A strike by the University of Michigan (U-M) Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) won another victory on April 11 when a Washtenaw County Judge ruled that the administration had no right to […]
University of Michigan Graduate Employees strike picket line on Woodward in Midtown Detroit, April 3, 2023
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U-M GEO Workers on Strike for Living Wage

April 6, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Members of the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) at the University of Michigan have gone on strike for improved working conditions and better pay. On Monday, April 3, the GEO and its […]
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Labor Council opposes $40 billion in military aid to Ukraine

May 22, 2022 fwstaff
Source:  @troyarealaborcouncil The Troy Area (NY) Labor Council passed the following resolution in opposition to the $40 billion in military aid to Ukraine. The resolution could be summarized as saying, “Money for housing, education and […]
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Racist Thought Police Attack “Critical Race Theory”

June 28, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe An exchange between the United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, and several Republican Congressmen in Washington, D.C. on June 23, illustrates the level of hysteria prevalent […]
Tampa demonstration against school reopening amid COVID-19 pandemic
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Reopening Schools amid the Continuing Pandemic

July 25, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There is tremendous pressure emanating from the United States ruling class and the White House to resume in-person schooling in all levels of educational instruction. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has been […]
Supporters of Literacy Lawsuit v State of Michigan 10-24-2019
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Activists win historic court victory for Detroit children

May 4, 2020 fwstaff
By Jerry Goldberg In a historic decision in the case of Gary B. v Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals for the first time in U.S. history held that an education that […]
coronavirus us cases map 03-18-20
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Moratorium NOW! Coalition raises Coronavirus/COVID-19 Demands

March 19, 2020 fwstaff
Statement by Moratorium NOW! Coalition The COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe has exposed for the whole world to see the inhumanity and inadequacy of the U.S. healthcare system and the many injustices suffered by working […]
Denby High football players with Coach deon Godfrey at 2020 Detroit MLK Day Rally
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Detroit’s Denby High football players take a knee for social justice

February 27, 2020 fwstaff
By Mike Shane Detroit’s Denby High School football team received the People’s Spirit of Detroit Award for taking a knee during the national anthem prior to a semi-final game and then standing strong in the […]
Detroit Education Town Hall on the literacy case featured Victor Gibson DFT retirees president on Nov. 14, 2019
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Detroit Town Hall Held on the Constitutional Right to Literacy Case

December 10, 2019 fwstaff
By Detroit FW Staff A town hall meeting was held in the Midtown District of Detroit on Thurs. Nov. 14, 2019 to discuss the public school’s right to literacy case (Gary B., et. al. v. […]