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Black queer socialist makes history, winning Democratic primary in Harlem
July 9, 2021Kristin Richardson Jordan overcame smears and homophobic attacks and declared victory in the city’s District 9.
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Hotel execs firing up to 39 percent of housekeepers even after full reopening
July 9, 2021Women, African Americans, and Latinas, will be the hardest hit in a scheme to raise profits and intensify the exploitation of the remaining workers, says the union, Unite Here.
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Oil workers’ strike spreads across Iran; unions appeal for international solidarity
July 9, 2021Oil bosses are skipping paychecks and trying to pit full-time workers against contract workers, but so far solidarity is holding strong.
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Election officials ban German Communist Party from running candidates
July 9, 2021The Federal Election Committee used the late submission of accounts as a pretext for its ban on the Communists.
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AFL-CIO wants workers ‘front and center’ in battling global warming
July 9, 2021AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler says workers, especially union workers, should be “front and center” in the battle to reverse global warming.
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