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The pay cuts imposed by the PPTA on 20,000 teachers reinforces the need for workers to rebel against the union bureaucracy by forming independent rank-and-file committees to fight against austerity and militarism.
A reporting team from the World Socialist Web Site spoke with teaching staff about their concerns and why they have decided that strike action was necessary.
The strike by 3,000 educators and support staff has shut down normal operations in one of the San Francisco Bay Area's largest school districts.
A packed meeting of the Royal Oak Board of Education heard parents describe the forming of a Turning Point USA club at the local high school as a threat to their children.
“The only way we will see justice is if we reveal the truth, hold accountable those responsible for the conditions that put us in harm’s way, and set up our own shop floor organizations to take control.”
An inquiry, organized by workers and not corrupt union bureaucrats, is needed to arm workers with the knowledge they need to defend themselves and go on the offensive against the regime of corporate dictatorship in the workplaces which makes these deaths inevitable.
Workers must fight for workers’ power and workers’ control over production, harnessing the surplus created by new technologies to improve, not lower, the standard of living for the masses.
“The path forward lies in organizing independently—through the creation of rank-and-file committees democratically controlled by nurses themselves—to wage a genuine fight for your demands.”
We are building a network of rank-and-file educators, students, parents, and workers to stop the spread of COVID-19 and save lives.
