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AFT, NEA protest new anti-virus school reopening guidelines
April 8, 2021Two biggest teacher unions want social distancing guidelines that are stricter than those put forward by Biden administration.
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AFL-CIO leads National Day of Action to win the PRO Act
April 8, 2021“We’re not going to let a minority in the Senate stop” the PRO Act, federation President Richard Trumka vowed.
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Israel hints at responsibility for attack on Iranian ship as Vienna nuclear talks progress
April 7, 2021Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz hinted at responsibility for an attack on an Iranian ship in the Red Sea today, declaring that “Israel must continue to defend itself.”
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Expand Selective Service to women or end it? A call for Congressional hearing
April 7, 2021Military conscription is a bad idea that just won’t die—and right now it’s under active consideration in Congress.
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Good Friday Swords into Plowshares participants call for abolition of all nuclear weapons
April 7, 2021San Francisco Bay area activists gathered to protest ever more dangerous nuclear weapons that can evade radar entirely after being launched from locations thousands of miles from their targets.
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