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Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
They’re fighting for a contract with fair wages, affordable health care, a pension, and job security.
Today’s labor quote: Unite Here Local 23.
Today’s labor history: First U.S. slave revolt.
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Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
“The people have spoken and the people wanted a union.”
Today’s labor quote: Chris Smalls.
Today’s labor history: Teachers strike Hawaii schools and colleges.
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Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Challenged ballots will determine outcome in historic Amazon union vote.
Today’s labor quote: Liz Shuler.
Today’s labor history: Mine workers defeat Pittston concession demands.
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Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
2022 another big strike year? Starbucks union campaign perking along in VA; Airport worker’s Day of Action; DC housekeepers protest; Conde Nast workers organize.
Today’s labor quote: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today’s labor history: Support rally for 20,000 textile mill strikers.
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Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
500 workers at magazines like Vanity Fair, Vogue and Bon Appétit demand a union; sign their petition here.
Today’s labor quote: Jaime Archer.
Today’s labor history: Longest U.S. newspaper strike ends.
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Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Washington Hilton automatic daily housekeeping cuts are “devastating for workers.”
Today’s labor quote: Susan B. Anthony
Today’s labor history: Texas cowboys strike.
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Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Tired of airlines driving a race to the bottom, workers demand an end to poverty jobs.
Today’s labor quote: D. Taylor.
Today’s labor history: Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act enacted.
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Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
There are now a dozen petitions for union elections at Virginia Starbucks.
Today’s labor quote: Erica Smiley and Sarita Gupta.
Today’s labor history: The “Battle of Wall Street”.
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Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
The Cornell's Labor Tracker Project’s Johnnie Kallas reports.
Today’s labor quote: Johnnie Kallas.
Today’s labor history: MLK leads striking sanitation workers in Memphis.
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Sunday Mar 27, 2022
Sunday Mar 27, 2022
Golden Triangle Ambassadors ratify new contract; Confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson now!; Howard faculty win contract; nurses may strike.
Today’s labor quote: Si Kahn.
Today’s labor history: SCOTUS denies rights to undocumented workers.
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