Labor and strikes
National and local organizations demand Kroger stop closing stores over hero pay
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2021 Media Contacts: Pastor William D. Smart Jr. (SCLC - SoCa) 213-268-3082 [email protected] John Parker ...
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Young workers are losing access to pensions — why?
Do you know what a pension is? Millennials and zoomers — have you heard of pensions? Have you ever had ...
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How a Black elevator operator helped forge the SEIU
One of the largest unions in the United States is the Service Employees International Union. Two million essential workers belong ...
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Demand for hazard pay spreads on West Coast. Kroger threatens closures
In response to simmering anger, several cities in California as well as the city of Seattle have mandated hazard pay ...
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A Minimum Wage? A Fake Debate
Capitalism’s “conservative” defenders yet again oppose raising the minimum wage. They fought raising it in the past much as they ...
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Solidarity with the Bessemer, Alabama, Amazon workers in their fight for a union
Open Letter to Jeff Bezos and the Alabama Amazon workers From former Baltimore Amazon workers Dear Bezos and ...
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The Senate says no to $15
The United States Senate voted unanimously against raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour. Not a ...
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CTU forces Mayor Lightfoot to back down as Chicago Public Schools continue remote learning
Teachers demand safety before returning to classrooms Chicago — Students in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) stayed home and learned remotely ...
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Bronx produce workers fight for justice
Bulletin: Because of the courage of the striking workers, and the support given to them by the community, a tentative ...
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Meatpackers and Trump lie, workers die
Saul Sanchez didn't have to die from the coronavirus. The 78-year-old worker at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colo., ...
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