We have to be clear-eyed: Our labor movement isn’t in fighting shape. It must build up to strike readiness through greater organizing and collaboration by large locals and labor councils, and through escalating direct actions involving members and non-members alike.
Alex Caputo-Pearl
Alex Caputo-Pearl was a teacher in South Los Angeles for 22 years, then president of United Teachers Los Angeles. He currently works as a teacher in the L.A. Community Schools Initiative and serves on the UTLA bargaining team.