Labor
‘Strike for Black Lives’ targets racism, demands HEROES Act passage
July 21, 2020"Even before George Floyd’s life was taken, the ‘normal’ everyone keeps talking about going back to wasn’t working for us."
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Hong Kong labor movement a target for U.S. manipulation and division
July 20, 2020Formed over 70 years ago out of struggle with British colonialism, Hong Kong's largest trade union federation has been targeted by anti-China rioters, its leader Alice Mak says.
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Tens of thousands walk off job in ‘Strike for Black Lives’
July 20, 2020Strikers are demanding sweeping action by corporations and government to confront systemic racism and economic inequality.
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Iranian union members given 74 lashes and jail for demanding unpaid wages
July 14, 2020Workers want the wages they weren't paid for May and June and demand their privatized plant be returned to the public sector.
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House Labor-Health-Education bill could set off social issue uproars
July 10, 2020The measure doles out and increases funds for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, especially money to battle the coronavirus pandemic.
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