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Inside Frito Lay’s Topeka plant: Long hours, bad conditions
July 23, 2021The police response, surprisingly, has actually been sympathetic to the strikers.
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Worker tells senators why the PRO Act is a must
July 23, 2021One co-worker, she told Sen. Sherrod Brown, committed suicide during the company attacks on pro-union workers.
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PRO Act drive revs up as faith groups back legislation
July 22, 2021AFL-CIO continues its push to pressure a Democratic holdout, Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, to come out in favor of the bill.
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‘Modernization’ Act good for growers, not for workers
July 21, 2021If the Senate passes, and President Biden signs, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, U.S. growers, and labor contractors will benefit, but most farmworkers will not.
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84-hour workweeks force Kansas Frito-Lay workers to strike
July 21, 2021No, this is not a headline from the Gilded Age. It is happening now in Topeka.
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