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Stop killing workers with heat!

August 14, 2021 Stephen Millies
There’s nothing natural about the heat waves and massive forest fires scorching the earth. Capitalist climate change is unnatural.  Record high temperatures in the western United States and Canada are matched by temperatures of 100 […]
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Frito-Lay workers win strike against ‘suicide shifts’

August 9, 2021 Scott Scheffer
Workers at the Frito-Lay factory in Topeka, Kansas, held their ground and won a favorable union contract after a solid three-week walkout. Frito-Lay is owned by PepsiCo and operates 30 other manufacturing centers throughout the […]
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Baltimore’s unemployed workers speak out

August 1, 2021 Struggle-La Lucha Baltimore bureau
Coming off its second court victory against Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s plan to cut off federal pandemic unemployment relief early, the Unemployed Workers Union planned a Town Hall Assembly at Baltimore City Hall on July […]
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Unemployed Workers Union wins court victory: ‘We will continue to fight’

July 18, 2021 Unemployed Workers Union
July 13: The Unemployed Workers Union is encouraged by today’s decision by Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill to grant a preliminary injunction to halt Governor Hogan’s plan to end federal pandemic benefits early.  Along […]
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New Orleans firefighters turn up the heat, march on City Hall

July 6, 2021 Gregory E. Williams
On July 1, the New Orleans Firefighters Association led a march downtown. In the heat of the day, they set out from Fire Station 14 to City Hall, where they entered the City Council chambers […]
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The case for Maryland’s unemployed workers to go before judge today

June 30, 2021 Struggle - La Lucha
The Unemployed Workers Union’s case on behalf of Maryland’s unemployed workers is slated to go before a judge today. Today, June 30, 2021, we could hear whether we are granted a temporary restraining order on […]
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Angela Davis’ Juneteenth speech becomes a reality

June 26, 2021 Lallan Schoenstein
On June 19, at a Juneteenth membership meeting, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 10 in the San Francisco Bay Area inducted Angela Davis as an honorary member. Local 10 President Trent Willis […]
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Unemployed Workers Union fights for benefits

June 26, 2021 Struggle-La Lucha Baltimore bureau
The Unemployed Workers Union announced a lawsuit June 24 challenging Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s decision to end several pandemic unemployment programs early. The class-action lawsuit in Baltimore Circuit Court also seeks benefits for people whose […]
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Book launch of ‘Mobilizing In Our Own Name: Million Worker March’

June 21, 2021 Struggle - La Lucha
SUNDAY, JUNE 20, AT 3 PM EDT Book Launch of Mobilizing In Our Own Name: Million Worker March on Sunday, June 20, 2021 Commemorating Juneteenth: National Book Launch of “Mobilizing In Our Own Name: Million […]
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Unemployed Workers Union condemns halt of federal benefits

June 4, 2021 Unemployed Workers Union
June 2 — We condemn Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s abrupt decision to curtail federal pandemic unemployment benefits early, giving the unemployed just one month’s notice. Just weeks earlier, the State Labor Department said that Maryland […]