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OSHA kills emergency anti-COVID standard on order of right-wing Supreme Court
January 26, 2022Republican dominated Supreme Court strips power to protect workers.
Read moreBiden concedes Build Back Better breakup; unions campaign to save key pieces
January 25, 2022Said one union leader: “Working people need to see their elected leaders fighting to get something done—and calling the question on the issues that matter—so we can hold these politicians accountable in November.”
Read moreTexas’ ‘maternity deserts’ grow as staff shortages close rural delivery units
January 25, 2022Only 40% of Texas’ rural hospitals offer labor and delivery services, forcing some patients to drive hundreds of miles to give birth. With nurses in short supply, more hospitals are considering cutting those services entirely.
Read moreBiden gives 70K federal workers an immediate raise, to $15/hour
January 24, 2022AFGE reports that the raise is in a Jan. 21 executive order.
Read moreThe LandBack movement is decolonizing Indigenous land across the Americas
January 21, 2022The basic LandBack issue is simple: “Give us the land back.” For many Indigenous peoples, getting the land back is first one of economics, as the stronger an Indigenous nation is economically, the stronger it is...
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