Labor
Day of action demands ‘$15 and a union’ from McDonald’s
May 20, 2021Protests were held across the country prior to the corporation's annual shareholders meeting, including strikes by workers in Connecticut.
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Thousands of McDonald’s workers forced to stage 1-day strike today for $15/hr
May 19, 2021McDonald’s workers and their supporters strike and rally in at least 15 U.S. cities.
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News Guild protests takeovers by Alden hedge fund—‘the destroyer of newspapers’
May 19, 2021Thousands tell the Tribune Company that Alden’s aims are to rip off and rip up local papers.
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Nurses at Maine’s biggest hospital complex unionize
May 18, 2021Management, it appears, wants to drag its feet on talking with the union.
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Palestinian workers in Israel, West Bank launch general strike
May 18, 2021Palestinians stop work and shut down the economy as a condemnation of Israeli aggression spreads globally.
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