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Unemployed Workers Union condemns halt of federal benefits

Unemployed Workers Union condemns halt of federal benefits

June 2 — We condemn Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's abrupt decision to curtail federal pandemic unemployment benefits early, giving the ...
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At last! The Million Worker March Movement in print

At last! The Million Worker March Movement in print

Mobilizing in Our Own Name: Million Worker March An anthology by Clarence Thomas DeClare Publishing MillionWorkerMarch.com Available at most booksellers ...
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Unemployed workers demand their rights

Unemployed workers demand their rights

May 7 — Baltimore activists held a news conference to announce a campaign to win justice for unemployed workers who ...
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Killing workers for profit: Why Workers’ Memorial Day is necessary

Killing workers for profit: Why Workers’ Memorial Day is necessary

Starting in 1930, Union Carbide hired 5,000 people to build the Hawks Nest Tunnel In West Virginia. It became a ...
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Community groups file injunction to stop Kroger store closings

Community groups file injunction to stop Kroger store closings

May 5 — Today community and social-justice organizations held a news conference announcing the filing of an injunction to stop ...
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Baltimore May Day: Bust racism, not unions!

Baltimore May Day: Bust racism, not unions!

On May Day, the Peoples Power Assembly held a two-mile march and car caravan that ended at Baltimore City Hall, ...
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Los Angeles May Day caravan vs. Kroger

Los Angeles May Day caravan vs. Kroger

On May 1, Los Angeles community organizations, civil rights and church organizations, and unions mobilized for a third unified demonstration ...
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Why delivery workers across the planet are rising up against exploitation

Why delivery workers across the planet are rising up against exploitation

On February 22, 2019, at 6 p.m., a car crashed into Servio Hernández’s motorcycle. Hernández, a Venezuelan migrant in Chile, ...
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Amazon stole the vote! Continue the struggle: Bust racism, not unions

Amazon stole the vote! Continue the struggle: Bust racism, not unions

The workers’ movement owes a tremendous debt to the courage of the majority-Black workers in Bessemer, Ala., who stood up ...
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Stop Kroger’s grocery shut-downs: ‘It’s all about greed’

Stop Kroger’s grocery shut-downs: ‘It’s all about greed’

Los Angeles — Kroger is the largest supermarket chain in the country. During the pandemic the company increased its profits ...
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