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Tens of thousands walk off job in ‘Strike for Black Lives’
July 20, 2020Strikers are demanding sweeping action by corporations and government to confront systemic racism and economic inequality.
Read moreBiden: Clean energy ‘must provide an opportunity to join a union’
July 17, 2020“Democrats will empower and stand with workers and communities who have put their health and lives on the line and who have been impacted by the changing energy market."
Read moreMeatpackers hit for discrimination against workers of color in virus protection
July 16, 2020The nation’s big meatpackers, notably Tyson Foods and JBS, are racially discriminating against their predominantly brown, Black, and Asian front-line labor force.
Read moreOpposition mounts to Trump attempt to open schools without safety measures
July 15, 2020The Trump administration's drive to force the nation's schools to reopen this fall has run into a buzz saw of opposition from school districts, teachers, parents, and public health associations.
Read moreCoronavirus surge worsens as Trump ignores the danger
July 14, 2020Infection records shattered nationwide as rising numbers of young people join the ranks of the many thousands of victims abandoned by the federal government.
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