Jacob Buckner
LATEST ARTICLES BY Jacob Buckner
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Politics
Anti-war leader and CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin discusses new book on Ukraine
December 19, 2022New volume details background to the war and talks about the need for a stronger anti-war movement.
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Labor
Manhattan Starbucks workers’ 45-day strike demands bedbug elimination and contract negotiations
December 12, 2022People’s World talked with Nicole Derose, one of the organizers who’s been on strike every day.
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Labor
Amazon JFK8 warehouse fire: Interview with one of the workers who faced retaliation
October 17, 2022People’s World talks with David Sherwood, a lead Amazon Labor Union organizer who’s been suspended after protesting unsafe conditions.
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Labor
Amazon suspends 80 workers for refusing to work following dangerous fire
October 12, 2022A faulty cardboard compactor had been smoking for days. When it finally caught fire, employees immediately stopped work and defied company orders to get back to their positions.
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Labor
25 days on strike at Starbucks: Interview with worker and organizer Spencer Costigan
August 12, 2022Workers at 874 Commonwealth Avenue walked off the job over a divisive anti-union benefits plan and the installation of an awful new manager.
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Labor
Boston baristas striking at five Starbucks stores hold the line
August 11, 2022From unequal benefits for union and non-union employees to racist and abusive managers, Boston baristas have plenty to fight for.
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Opinion
Police surveillance state poised for growth in a post-Roe world
July 12, 2022Poland already shows the example of what happens when anti-abortion fanatics control the police apparatus.
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Opinion
New Brooklyn tenant’s coalition stands up to abusive landlords
June 22, 2022After a tenant passed out from carbon monoxide poisoning in her basement apartment, a neighborhood coalition formed to take on dangerous living conditions and unscrupulous landlords.
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