The San Francisco Labor Council passed the resolution below on July 8, stating that it “is opposed to the Trump administration taking military action against Iran,” and urged the California Federation of Labor and the AFL-CIO to endorse the resolution. Recent events underline the importance of organized labor speaking out . . .
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This commentary was originally posted on prisonradio.org on Sept. 15. In recent days, we’ve heard of proposed settlements in civil suits involving big pharmaceutical companies, the very sources of opioid products (like OxyContin®, for example) that have left tens of thousands of people gripped in the hold of addiction. Similarly, . . .
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Sept. 26 march, Philadelphia Thousands of Service Employees union (SEIU) 32BJ members held a spirited march and rally through Center City Philadelphia for #BuildingJustice on Sept. 26. Three thousand workers, who clean 120 office buildings across the city, are threatening to strike on Oct. 15 unless the wealthy owners of . . .
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Calif. grocery workers’ strike threat wins big Some 30,000 grocery workers who were preparing to strike major grocery chains like Krogers and Albertsons in California reached a tentative agreement Sept. 8 after months of frustrating negotiations. By threatening to strike, members of the Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 770 . . .
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The Brooklyn-based December 12th Movement and Friends of Zimbabwe organized a march from 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue to the United Nations on Sept. 21 and demanded an end to the deadly economic sanctions imposed by the United States on Zimbabwe in southern Africa. The organizers repeatedly chanted “Sanctions kill.” . . .
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