Labor
First Buffalo, now Boston: More Starbucks workers file for union recognition
December 16, 2021They’re the latest in a legion of exploited, underpaid workers in retail establishments and other repressive firms to lead union organizing drives this year.
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Unbroken legacy: Triangle Shirtwaist 1911 — Amazon 2021
December 15, 2021People's World cartoonist Greg Kearney on this week's Amazon tornado worker deaths.
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Shuler, UMW’s Roberts, Warren: Private hedge funds destroy workers and companies
December 15, 2021Workers deserve a share of the profits they’ve created for Warrior Met since it came out of bankruptcy.
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Biden backs Kellogg’s workers; Sanders takes fight to cereal giant’s doorstep
December 15, 2021“Every employee has the right to collectively bargain. Full stop,” the president tweeted. Meanwhile, Sanders heads for Battle Creek, Mich.
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‘Amazon won’t let us leave’: Tornado creates modern Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
December 15, 2021Chains on doors condemned people to death in the Triangle fire 110 years ago; threats of termination achieved the same outcome this week.
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