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Employers fail to control COVID, but Sri Lankan army rounds up workers instead
October 22, 2020Unions say the army entered garment workers’ dorms at night without notice, forcing them to immediately move to quarantine centers.
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GOP Senate ignores 24 million unemployed workers, schedules Barrett vote first
October 22, 2020The panel’s ten Democrats boycotted the vote to move the Barrett nomination, calling the vote a sham. They said the priority should be an economic rescue package.
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Voter protection victory in N.C. as court upholds mail-in ballot deadline extension
October 22, 2020The three dissenting judges urged the Republican plaintiffs to take the case to the Supreme Court next.
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Massive union coalition takes Trump to court over coronavirus PPE failure
October 22, 2020Just days before the election, the Trump administration's failure to protect frontline workers is back in the spotlight.
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Chilean Communists call for replacement of Pinochet constitution in Sunday vote
October 22, 2020Gen. Augusto Pinochet led a U.S.-backed military coup which overthrew socialist Salvador Allende in 1973. The Pinochet constitution is still in force today.
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