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Japan’s first strike in decades: Tokyo department store workers hit the picket lines
September 1, 2023They’re protesting the sale of their employer, the Sogo & Seibu department store, to a U.S. private equity fund.
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Fired Lowe’s worker: ‘Don’t blame workers for poor service, blame CEOs’
August 31, 2023New data shows big retailers have the cash to hire more workers and pay them well. They just spend it on stocks and CEOs instead.
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Africa coup trend accelerates: Gabon’s military overthrows corrupt Bongo family’s 55-year rule
August 31, 2023The country is rich with oil, but its people remain in poverty.
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Labor Dept. proposes increasing overtime pay coverage by 20K per worker
August 31, 2023In a major pro-worker move, Biden’s plan would enable 3.6 million more workers to be covered by overtime rules.
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Ecuador vote shows contrasting roles of political parties and social movements
August 31, 2023Who’s progressive and who’s reactionary? Flip-flopped election results leave some confused.
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