The Chicago Teachers Union strike in 2012 was the most important domestic labor struggle of the twenty-first century. And with a recent strike authorization vote, it looks likely teachers in the city will once again take action to defend their students’ right to a decent public education and working-class Chicago’s right to decent lives.

To mark the occasion and support struggles against education reform, we are producing a new print run of Class Action: An Activist Teacher’s Handbook.

Class Action was designed as a tool for those engaged in public education struggles around the country. Thousands were used as educational tools at faculty reading groups, tabled with as a fundraising tool by teacher organizations, and passed freely at community events and protests.