Student-athletes organize for health, Black Lives Matter, labor rights

As we go to print, on Aug. 10, two NCAA conferences – the PAC-12 and Big Ten – have voted to cancel their 2020 football season due to the coronavirus.   Since March 12, the coronavirus has impacted every sector of U.S. society, not only health but also social life.  With . . .

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Historic win for labor: California child care workers unionize

In a stunning victory for the U.S. labor movement, childcare workers in California voted nearly unanimously to unionize. The successful election came after public sector unions conducted a 17-year campaign aimed at pressuring state legislators to permit these workers to bargain collectively. Election results were announced July 27. California childcare . . .

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Cops out of unions! Solidarity with the righteous rebellion!

On July 7 the Boston School Bus Drivers Union, United Steelworkers Local 8751, passed “Resolution in solidarity with the righteous rebellion against racism, police brutality and white supremacy.” Included was a demand to “Expel all so-called ‘police unions’ from the AFL-CIO!” USW Local 8751 Trustee Fred Floreal speaking at Mass . . .

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Boston school bus drivers: ‘No reopening without safety first!’

By USWA Local 8751 On July 29, the Boston School Bus Drivers Union, United Steelworkers Local 8751 issued the statement below, which President Andre François read on the August 6 Workers World Party webinar. Left to right, USW Local 8751 Chief Steward Frantz Cadet, Trustee Fred Floreal, and President Andre . . .

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Utah teachers challenge state’s reopening plans

By Alyssa Faith and Summer Autumn School districts across Utah are planning to open with in-person classes for the start of the new school year, despite the state having twice the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus as they did when schools closed in March. Governor Gary Hubert requested school . . .

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