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Trader Joe’s Workers Will Vote on Forming Company’s First Union This Month
The union drive is already spreading, as workers in Minneapolis also recently filed for a union election.
Largest US Nursing Union Calls for Ending Filibuster to Codify Abortion Rights
“Nurses understand that abortion is an essential part of health care,” officials from National Nurses United said.
Workers at Over 300 Starbucks Locations Have Filed to Unionize
Over 5,000 Starbucks workers have now unionized with Starbucks Workers United, according to some counts.
Putin Declares a Win in Luhansk Despite Massive Losses
Russia consolidated control of the Luhansk Oblast as partisan saboteurs claimed attacks on Russian rail lines.
The Supreme Court Is Now Further Right Than It’s Been Since the Early 1930s
Only a quarter of Americans say they have confidence in the court, following a spate of far right rulings this year.
Petition Calling for Clarence Thomas’s Impeachment Reaches 1 Million Signatures
Though only one Supreme Court justice has ever been impeached, the current circumstances are unprecedented.
GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Said It Was Time to “Move On” Hours After Shooting
More than 300 mass shootings have been documented in the U.S. since the start of the year.
Nearly 2 Dozen GOP States Are Trying to Use COVID Relief Funds for Tax Cuts
Some states are attempting to finance tax cuts for the wealthy instead of devoting the money to combating the pandemic.
COVID Policies Should Be Decided by Public Health Agencies, Not Corporations
Some medical professionals and researchers are worried about Pfizer's outsize influence.
Protesters in Ohio Are Met With Riot Police Following Killing of Jayland Walker
Demands for justice grow as released footage shows the 25-year-old Black man getting shot at least 60 times by police.