Labor
‘Save the News’ – Local journalists resist media monopolies
May 22, 2020The local newspaper is dying; in many places, it’s already dead.
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McCOVID protest combo: McDonald’s workers PPE strike hits stores, shareholders meeting
May 22, 2020“McDonald’s can choose to be a leader for good in the fast-food industry, or it can continue to drive a race to the bottom," Fight for $15 And a Union said.
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Auto Workers union demands Trump wear anti-virus mask on Ford plant visit
May 21, 2020But if past is prologue, he won't. Plus, the company already caved and said he didn't have to.
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Corporations using coronavirus excuse to get permanent immunity from workers’ lawsuits
May 20, 2020The business scheme also includes routing the few lawsuits against the worst wrongdoers away from state courts and into federal courts packed with anti-worker Trump-named judges.
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Mine Wars: ‘Matewan Massacre’ a century ago embodied miners’ struggles
May 19, 2020100 years ago, a pitched battle between miners and company security in the town of Matewan, W.V., left 10 people dead.
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