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Jury decision could kill the dockworkers’ union on West coast
November 22, 2019The jury held Local 8 responsible for $42 million of the damages (45%). Local 8’s assets total $151,000. The ILWU international, with assets totaling $8 million, is responsible for the remaining $51 million.
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House approves nurse-pushed workplace violence bill
November 22, 2019"To stop these attacks, this bill would require employers to develop violence prevention plans to mitigate risk factors in healthcare facilities."
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Union, advocates, growers, reps agree on residence requirements for undocumented farmworkers
November 22, 2019Growers and lawmakers have agreed on legislation to provide residence requirements – including a path to “green cards” – for undocumented farm workers and their families.
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Big pharma’s new opium war: Exporting the addiction crisis to China
November 22, 2019Millions of working-class American lives have been ruined by addiction to opioids. But in China, big pharmaceutical conglomerates are just getting started.
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Bolivia coup: Personal memories of an earlier military massacre
November 21, 2019A truckload of soldiers dressed in black uniforms pulled up. They opened fire with machine guns, and the bodies of 120 men and women were thrown into the trucks.
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