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POETRY: We are the public workers of New York City
April 23, 2020Chris Butters, a member of DC 37, AFSCME, wrote the following poem in 2013 in response to the destruction wreaked upon New York City by Hurricane Sandy.
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Missouri’s COVID-19 lawsuit against China another effort to distract from Republican failure
April 23, 2020Schmitt and the Republican Party know his lawsuit is frivolous, which brings into sharp focus the real goal: to further distract, deflect, and divide.
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Sioux Falls Smithfield disaster reflects ongoing national battle
April 23, 2020Local AFL-CIO leader: "We all want to go back to work but to a workplace different from the one we left behind.”
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Progressive economists say unemployment rate now 18% as jobless claims hit 26.5 million
April 23, 2020The Economic Policy Institute calculates the real jobless rate is 18.3%, or one in every 5.5 workers.
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Brazilian Communists sneak in ventilators to avoid confiscation by Bolsonaro or U.S.
April 23, 2020Previous attempts to buy the medical supplies had reportedly been hampered by Germany, the U.S., and the Brazilian federal authorities.
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