Black Lives Matter
AFL-CIO hails Chauvin verdict, but police unions still an issue for organized labor
April 21, 2021National Nurses United was among the toughest unions in denouncing racist police violence; it doesn’t have the same “police problem” that the national AFL-CIO does.
Read moreChauvin guilty, but police killed 64 more people during his trial
April 20, 2021“We are grateful that we got justice in this situation. Now we got hundreds more to go,” local leader Toshria Garraway told People's World.
Read moreChauvin jury deliberates; world waits to see whether justice will prevail
April 20, 2021The world is watching and waiting.
Read morePolice kill another Black man; Chauvin lawyer tries to block jury from knowing
April 12, 2021Protests broke out almost immediately Sunday evening as news of 20-year-old Daunte Wright’s killing spread.
Read moreWitnesses who exposed George Floyd’s murder by police recount what they saw
April 1, 2021Had these bystanders not had the courage to videotape the heinous murder of George Floyd, his name may have just been a note on the local news.
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