Before the month is half over, October 2021 already has a nickname: #Striketober! Kellogg workers have been on strike since Oct. 5. On Oct. 5, 1,400 workers at four Kellogg’s cereal plants went on strike to block the company’s concessionary demands. They are members of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and . . .
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NLRB moves toward recognizing college athletes as workers A National Labor Relations Board memo, issued by a lead attorney for the agency, states that athletes at private universities have the right to collectively bargain, join a union, and authorize a strike. This decision is crucial to any legal challenge athletes . . .
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Colin Powell died on Oct. 18. Within hours of his death, ruling-class politicians, including all former presidents except Trump, had publicly praised him. Powell had been this country’s first Black national security adviser, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state. The corporate media, from the New . . .
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The Coalition for Civil Freedoms, its Board, staff, member organizations, and concerned individuals stand in solidarity with activist and organizer Joe Lombardo after an incident of FBI harassment. Joe has been an organizer in the anti-war movement for decades and is presently a co-leader of the country’s largest and most . . .
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