James Raines

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The late James Raines was a lifelong union worker, a union organizer with the Communications Workers of America, and a proud member of CWA's Media Guild. Writing articles for People's World from 2011 through 2014, Raines covered the Occupy movement in Memphis, demands for LGBT rights in Tennessee, the struggles of the Nissan workers in Canton, Mississippi, and the protests for justice in Ferguson, Missouri.

LATEST ARTICLES BY James Raines

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    Occupy Memphis: Sixteen days and counting

    Occupy Memphis: Sixteen days and counting

    November 1, 2011 By James Raines

    Occupy Memphis features several caucuses devoted to women's rights, diversity, homelessness, LGBT, anti-Capitalism, and Agnosticism/Atheism. The protests have been peaceful and widely supported by the citizens of the Mid-South.

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