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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 […]
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At last! The Million Worker March Movement in print

June 1, 2021 Cheryl LaBash
Mobilizing in Our Own Name: Million Worker March An anthology by Clarence Thomas DeClare Publishing MillionWorkerMarch.com Available at most booksellers Although I began to write a review of this remarkable anthology as a literary and […]
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Unemployed workers demand their rights

May 10, 2021 Andre Powell
May 7 — Baltimore activists held a news conference to announce a campaign to win justice for unemployed workers who have not received their benefits.   Several workers discussed their hardships and interactions with the Maryland […]
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Killing workers for profit: Why Workers’ Memorial Day is necessary

May 9, 2021 Stephen Millies
Starting in 1930, Union Carbide hired 5,000 people to build the Hawks Nest Tunnel In West Virginia. It became a deathtrap for the workers, most of whom were Black. Cutting through three miles of sandstone, […]