Labor
Iowa Tyson pork plant bosses bet on how many workers coronavirus would kill
November 20, 20201,000 workers sick, six dead, one big fat wrongful death lawsuit, and one very pissed-off union. No word on which plant boss won the betting pool.
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National Nurses United readies new Medicare For All push
November 20, 2020Not only does the union face the moneyed opposition of the insurance and hospital lobbies, but it must overcome a “not-that” attitude from Democratic President-elect Joe Biden.
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Unions back attempt to block Trump’s return to spoils system
November 19, 2020If Trump were to ultimately succeed in pulling off an electoral coup and hold onto the presidency, this latest order would give him expanded power to purge anyone he saw as disloyal.
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Thousands protest Trump and DeJoy’s post office destruction
November 18, 2020Augmented by progressives, notably from the group Our Revolution, thousands of Postal Workers, other unionists, and their supporters turned out from coast to coast on Nov. 17 to campaign against Trump Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s resumed...
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Nurses’ survey: Hospitals still flunk in protecting nurses from coronavirus
November 16, 2020Nurses say hospitals putting profits before patients and staff.
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