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Chronic Underfunding of Public Housing Is Putting 1.2 Million Families at Risk
Thanks to Congress's neglect, the backlog of unfunded repair projects has ballooned to an estimated $80 billion.
Five Starbucks Locations Have Filed to Unionize Over the Past Six Days
Starbucks employees in New Jersey and Florida are the latest to join the union wave within the company.
Thousands of Workers at Kroger-Owned Grocery Stores in Colorado Are on Strike
Union members rejected the company’s latest contract offer on Tuesday.
Activists Are Challenging Laws That Enable Vulture Funds to Exploit Global South
Vulture funds target financially distressed areas like Puerto Rico. Independence organizers are pushing back.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says Corporations “Are Raising Prices Because They Can”
The statement came after Sen. Elizabeth Warren prodded the Federal Reserve leader on the issue.
Second Starbucks Location Unionizes as Union Wave Sweeps Stores Across the US
The Genesee Street location in Buffalo, New York, voted 15 to 9 in favor of unionization.
Republicans Only Extend Unemployment When It Protects Anti-Vaxxers
This is the very same GOP that has been pillaging the safety net in order to provide tax cuts to the rich.
Starbucks Workers in Chicago, Ohio and Oregon Join Unionization Efforts
The three stores bring the total to about 16 Starbucks locations that have filed to unionize.
Columbia University Student Workers Triumph in Campaign for First Union Contract
The strike lasted ten weeks, but this agreement is the culmination of almost ten years of organizing.
Schools Need More Resources Before They Can Open Safely, Chicago Teacher Says
A Chicago teacher discusses this week’s vote to move to remote learning and the backlash from Mayor Lori Lightfoot.