Labor
Young labor leader murdered by Duterte in Philippines
April 2, 2021Since 2016 when he came to power the president of the country has sanctioned the murder of at least 50 trade union leaders.
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Senate OKs Laborers member, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, as Biden’s Labor Secretary
March 23, 2021The vote was 68-29 with all the “no” votes coming from Republicans.
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Alabama Amazon worker testifies before Congress: “We’re not robots.”
March 18, 2021Amazon worker Jennifer Bates brought the details to a March 17 Senate Budget Committee hearing on the growing chasm between the rich and the rest of us.
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Columbia University forces TAs, RAs to strike, again
March 17, 2021The forced strike “is a showdown between the academic 1% of deans and administrators and the 99% of younger academic workers,” the union says.
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Rep. Tim Ryan’s PRO Act speech goes viral: “Help the damn workers”
March 10, 2021Heaven forbid Congress do anything to help workers.
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