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Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Amazon workers toil under grueling conditions while CEO Jeff Bezos set to be world’s first trillionaire.
Today’s labor history: Salt of the Earth strike.
Today’s labor quote: A. Philip Randolph.
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Friday Oct 16, 2020
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Hiring data obtained by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National VA Council shows that White VA employees who applied for management positions were selected at double the rate of Black applicants.
Today’s labor history: Great Hawaiian Dock Strike.
Today’s labor quote: John Sweeney.
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Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Coalition of Labor Union Women’s brand-new video urges women to “vote vote vote!” Today’s labor history: Wilson signs "Labor’s Magna Carta." Today’s labor quote: Clayton Antitrust Act.
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Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Plus; why the Labor 2020 caravan to PA is the “SMART” thing to do. Today’s labor history: Seafarers International Union founded. Today’s labor quote: the Manifesto of the International Working Peoples' Association.
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Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Clause in U.S. trade agreements allows investors to sue for “lost profits” due to stronger labor laws. Today’s labor history: office workers strike Columbia University. Today’s labor quote: David Falk.
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Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
ATU is demanding better protection for bus drivers, riders and pedestrians. Today’s labor history: workers shut down LA dress manufacturing. Today’s labor quote: Indira Gandhi.
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Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
WAMU staff organizes; DC nurses worried about plans to re-open schools; LOC workers continue fight for rights & benefits. Today’s labor history: plantation workers strike in Hawaii. Today’s labor quote: Eugene Debs.
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Saturday Oct 10, 2020
Saturday Oct 10, 2020
“We're fighting all around the world for the elements of a new social contract for recovery and resilience.” Today’s labor history: cotton strikers murdered. Today’s labor quote: Barbara Kopple.
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Friday Oct 09, 2020
Friday Oct 09, 2020
With millions of jobs already lost, Economic Policy Institute says it’s a terrible time for Trump to derail stimulus talks. Today’s labor history: Chicago sanitation workers win strike. Today’s labor quote: Anna Quindlen.
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Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Library of Congress cafeteria workers marched on Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday. Today’s labor history: thirty firefighters injured battling the Great Chicago Fire. Today’s labor quote: Lech Walesa.
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