Updates
Remembering Karen Lewis
Karen Lewis was a visionary leader who empowered Black and Brown communities, inspired educators across the country, and revitalized the American labor movement. We join friends and allies across the country in mourning her passing. Under Karen's leadership,...
Building Class Power by Fighting for the Common Good
Stephanie Luce of the School of Labor and Urban Studies at CUNY writes on the growth of the Bargaining for the Common Good movement and the power of innovative organizing in response to the crises facing workers and communities. "Unions have no choice but to step up...
Deepening and broadening the demand for sectoral bargaining
Check out this piece from Marilyn Sneiderman of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization and Joe McCartin of the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown on the future of Bargaining for the Common Good, sectoral bargaining and more...
Updated: Fighting for the Common Good in Connecticut
UPDATE: On November 19th, the Congress of Connecticut Community Colleges rallied with students, community members, and other workers called on lawmakers in Connecticut at a rally to invest in public education and push back against calls for austerity. Read more about...
Billionaire Wealth vs. Community Health
We are excited to co-release, "Billionaire Wealth vs. Community Health: Protecting Essential Workers from Pandemic Profiteers," a report on the skyrocketing wealth of billionaires on the backs of frontline workers. We were excited to work on this report with...
Organizing The Neoliberal University, The Forge
In October 2020, online publication, The Forge, published a two-part issue on unions and progressive activism in higher education. Activists at universities across the country write about organizing, research, and bargaining for their jobs and for the future of higher...
#CancelWallStreet
COVID-19 has upended our lives and made us more vulnerable than ever. State and local government officials from across the country are preparing to unleash devastating cuts to education, transit, and public services as tax revenues drop. This wave of austerity will...
Here’s How We Not Just Reopen, But Transform Higher Education
This month's issue of The Forge features articles and strategy from activists in higher education. Check out this article about members of the BCG network who are fighting for the future of higher education. You can read the whole issue at The Forge.
RECAP: Mapping the Common Good
On September 15, over 150 activists and organizers from across the country gathered to learn about how to use BCG's innovative mapping tool to help build innovative campaigns in local geographies that bring together unions and community organization to fight for the...