unions
Trailblazing former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis dies at 68
February 19, 2021She was a trailblazer in the teachers-community combination. Lewis wasn’t afraid to speak truth to power. The union leader mobilized the city to support kids, adding massive parent backing to her union’s 35,000-plus members.
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Why the Alabama Amazon struggle matters to workers everywhere
February 19, 2021Feb. 20th - National Day of Solidarity with Alabama Amazon Workers
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Overcoming company hurdles, 6,000 Amazon workers start union recognition vote
February 16, 2021If workers here go union, it will mark a double breakthrough for organized labor in two notoriously hostile environments: Amazon and Alabama.
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Panel to Congress: Transportation workers at higher risk of coronavirus
February 12, 2021Risk for bus drivers could be five times that of the risk for the general population.
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Federal workers warmly welcome Biden revocation of Trump dictates
February 10, 2021Change for two million workers and their families is like going from night into day.
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