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1,300 Hershey’s workers in Virginia voting on unionization
March 2, 2022Key issues in the organizing drive are back-breaking hours and a two-tiered pay structure, particularly onerous for workers in southwestern Virginia, a relatively poor area which has seen an exodus of factory jobs over the last...
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Nurses criticize latest CDC coronavirus safety guidance change
March 2, 2022NNU calls it a rollback.
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Texas investigates parents of transgender teen, prompting the ACLU to sue
March 2, 2022The ACLU suit looks to block Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive that the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services investigate parents seeking gender-affirming care for their transgender children.
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Congressional staffers draw Dem, AFL-CIO support for unionizing drive
March 2, 2022Capitol Hill workers are striking back against long hours and sexism.
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War in Ukraine, climate crisis show another world is necessary
March 1, 2022The following is a guest editorial by the Morning Star, Britain's daily socialist newspaper. A day after Russia places its immense nuclear arsenal on high alert, a new UN report warns that rising temperatures are pushing...
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