Labor
Palestinian workers in Israel, West Bank launch general strike
May 18, 2021Palestinians stop work and shut down the economy as a condemnation of Israeli aggression spreads globally.
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AFL-CIO’s VP Tefere Gebre: Filibuster slams workers, refugees, people of color
May 17, 2021“Progressives assume Republicans…will play by the rules…Instead, they slap you down.”
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Weingarten: Post-pandemic schools should retool education
May 14, 2021The reopening of schools, she says, is an opportunity to remake public education in service of kids and in support of teachers
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Biden’s immigration reform should roll back exploitative ‘guest worker’ programs
May 13, 2021The current system prioritizes agricultural growers' profits over immigrants' and workers' rights.
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Do you ‘look for the union label’ on nonprofit solicitations?
May 13, 2021The union "bug" be easy to miss unless you’ve trained your eye to spot it.
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