health care
California health care advocates discuss new challenges
December 19, 2016“If Congress can rip away the health care for 30 million people without a pushback, it will just keep going.”
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The U.S. and Cuba, human rights and hypocrisy
December 12, 2016The fight here in the U.S. to expand the concept of human rights to cover material conditions of life will soon be harder than ever.
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Resolution responding to the election of Donald Trump
December 6, 2016On November 15, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors passed Resolution 484-16, “Resolution responding to the election of Donald Trump and reaffirming San Francisco’s commitment to the values of inclusivity, respect, and dignity.” The People’s World is...
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California state workers to strike Dec. 5
December 1, 2016SEIU Local 1000 raised issues of pay inequity and the state’s plan to shift 20 percent of health care costs to the workers. The state refused to discuss them.
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Yale graduate teachers petition NLRB for union recognition
August 30, 2016Gleeful graduate student workers at Yale University wasted no time in filing petitions with the NLRB for union certification following the long awaited decision to restore collective bargaining rights.
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