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Corporate monopoly, other factors hamper workers economically
December 10, 2021Wages are stagnant for 40 years even though productivity has soared. True median income for the bottom 20 percent has actually dropped.
Read moreStarbucks Workers United scores first-ever union win at big coffee chain
December 10, 2021With their voices heard literally around the world, Starbucks workers in Buffalo, against an avalanche of company harassment, vote for a union.
Read moreAFT takes lead on push to increase state and local tax deduction
December 9, 2021Teachers push hard for the passage of Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.
Read moreFirst Amazon, now Starbucks: Workers demanding unions at low-paying firms
December 3, 2021First it was and still is Amazon in Alabama, now Starbucks in Buffalo being organized by Workers United. A Service Employees sector.
Read moreMajor League Baseball locked out workers – the players – again
December 2, 2021All of this tension led to another lockout. But this time, there is no Sonia Sotomayor to force the owners to play ball at the bargaining table. She’s too busy at the High Court.
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