Independent Labor Assembly 5: Education and Labor 5/30/25

The Antifada

Sean KB and AP Andy

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🗓️ 6 June 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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The following is the audio from the Independent Labor Club of New York's assembly on Education and Labor:

Education in the US is at a crossroads. In recent months the Trump administration has proposed to abolish the Department of Education, and has threatened to rescind federal grants to universities across the country unless they accede to its demands. Meanwhile public education continues to lose ground to charter and private schools, where unionization rates are much lower, as lawmakers consider providing vouchers and tax credits in the name of “school choice.” Teachers and professors at every level face increased precarity, lower pay, larger class sizes, and deteriorating work conditions, even as their political speech off the job comes under greater scrutiny.

Featuring:

Susannah Grossman, former private school teacher Alexander King, Assistant Professor (The New School & NYU) | ACT-UAW 7902 Tom Quick, NYC DoE | United Federation of Teachers MCR, charter school teacher Lauren Wolfe, Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

Moderated by

Jake Kinzey, NYC DoE | United Federation of Teachers

Song: Pink Floyd - Another Brick in The Wall Pt 2 ( v a p o r w a v e )

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody. Sean here. What you're about to hear is a recording from the Independent Labor
0:06.9	Club of New York's public assembly that took place on Friday, May 30th at NYU. This was a public
0:14.3	assembly, an educational event featuring local teachers, local unionists within the education industry,
0:22.7	our public assembly on education and labor.
0:25.4	So do enjoy and know that coming this Sunday,
0:30.6	so Sunday June 8th is going to be at Talenbar in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, a public meeting where we'll be
0:41.1	doing ILC business. We'll also be discussing recent updates from the various different committees
0:49.2	within the ILC. And it's a great time if you're in the New York City area to come down to say hello and to
0:57.0	start getting involved in in meetings and information and social events and all that good
1:02.9	stuff so if you're interested come by alternately you can go to our website and sign up if you're
1:08.8	in New York or outside of New York, outside of the United States
1:12.1	even, at ILCLabor.com. We'll include that link in the show description. Anyways, do enjoy
1:20.0	this public assembly recording on education and labor in New York City. Thank you. Hello everyone and welcome to our panel tonight.
1:37.3	I'm Davis.
1:39.3	I'm just going to introduce the panel.
1:41.3	I wanted to start and thank the NYU Philosophy Club for hosting us.
1:47.0	And now let me introduce the ILC.
1:51.0	The Independent Labor Club is a civil society organization
1:55.0	that aims to bring together working people.
1:58.0	Our New York City chapter hosts regular events such as a monthly bowling night,
2:03.2	bad movie night, panels such as Tonight's, and many other special events. Find us on
2:09.9	Instagram at ILC of NYC or our website www.ilclaver.com.
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