ILCA Award
Boycotting the NFL: Colin Kaepernick and the right to resist
August 10, 2017“They're treating Kaepernick like a runaway slave, making him an example so other players get the message: Do not get too uppity, or we will blackball you.”
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Chicagoland IAM auto mechanics rev up solidarity engines
August 2, 2017Leaving their toolboxes inside, striking auto mechanics turned to other tools to rev the engines of solidarity outside scores of car dealerships lining Aurora and Ogden Avenues in this Chicago suburb August 1.
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Trump’s NAFTA ‘renegotiation’: A central battle in the class struggle
May 30, 2017When Trump says he wants a better deal for the “United States,” he doesn't mean you and me. He's talking about corporate billionaires like his family and cronies.
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The UAW 212 CIO Flying Squad comes back to life one afternoon
May 11, 2017“Ten bucks for the cap,” the young lad answered. With nary a shake or a nod I gave him the ten-spot and scurried away from his booth. That feller had no idea what he just sold.
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Chicago’s women bus drivers protest filthy, unsafe port-a-potties
March 8, 2017“They’re nasty and dangerous,” said Amalgamated Transit Union member Betty Evans.
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