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Low pay, lack of respect force janitors to march, maybe strike
October 4, 2019They will be forced to strike, said their union, Service Employees 32BJ, unless building owners come to their senses and bargain a new and better contract.
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Johnson’s “fair and reasonable” Brexit compromise falls on deaf ears
October 4, 2019“Deal or no deal, this Government’s agenda is clear: they want a Trump Deal Brexit,” said Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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In 2012 they sparked a movement; Chicago teachers may strike again
October 4, 2019Poverty wages, classrooms with 35 kids or more, too few librarians, and no progress at the bargaining table.
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European Parliament launches anti-communist crusade
October 4, 2019A new motion equates communism with the barbarity of Nazism and calls for the erasure of all memorials of “totalitarianism” across Europe, including memorials dedicated to the Red Army.
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Trump administration seeks to privatize migrant child detention camps
October 3, 2019Sheltering migrant children has become a growing business for the Florida-based government contractor, as the number of minors in government custody has swollen to record levels over the past two years.
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