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Strike

Masked protesters march while holding sineage
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Economy & Labor

Amid Calls for a General Strike, Labor Will Shut Down 29 Ports on Juneteenth

The strength of police unions within larger unions is a barrier labor must confront during and after the port shutdowns.
by
Frances Madeson,
Truthout
June 18, 2020
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A college-aged studnt massages the bridge of his nose in exhaustion as he sits in front of a laptop
Op-Ed
Education & Youth

Why Is the University of California Punishing Students During a Pandemic?

UC Santa Cruz is pushing punitive measures against student workers involved in wildcat strikes this past winter.
by
Faculty Members at the University of California, Santa Cruz,
Truthout
June 7, 2020
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A man in a mask speaks into a megaphone as others display signs while safely distanced behind him
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Economy & Labor

Workers Are Afraid of Returning to Work. Will There Be a General Strike?

Calls for a general strike are growing as millions of people consider going back to work after months of quarantine.
by
Mike Ludwig,
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May 20, 2020
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Rahman Brooks and other striking sanitation workers gather around a car at a picket line in New Orleans. The strikers are demanding higher wages and better working conditions from a private contractor and city officials.
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Economy & Labor

Essential Sanitary Workers Strike for Hazard Pay and PPE in New Orleans

The work stoppage entered its second week on Wednesday, highlighting the pitfalls of privatizing public services.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
May 15, 2020
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Economy & Labor

Following Mexico’s Worker Strikes, the US Steps in to Keep Border Factories Open

When workers protested the illegal operation of the factories, the law was changed to deem the factories “essential.”
by
David Bacon,
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May 4, 2020
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Economy & Labor

Essential Workers Across the US Went on Strike Friday

Workers around the United States report back on the coordinated strikes that took place on May Day.
by
Roger Sollenberger,
Salon
May 2, 2020
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Interview
Economy & Labor

Target, Amazon, Instacart Workers Demand Safe Conditions and Pandemic Relief

This May Day, an unprecedented coalition of essential workers are calling out sick or walking out.
by
Amy Goodman &
Juan González,
Democracy Now!
May 1, 2020
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Grocery store workers and others stage a protest rally outside the Whole Foods Market, in the South End of Boston, to demand personal protective equipment, added benefits if needed and hazard pay, during the coronavirus pandemic on April 7, 2020.
Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

COVID-19 Underscores Why We Need to Make May Day Radical Again

The pandemic has made clear that our survival depends on rejecting our life of precarious drudgery under capitalism.
by
Ella Fassler,
Truthout
May 1, 2020
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Amazon employees hold a protest and walkout over conditions at the company's Staten Island distribution facility on March 30, 2020, in New York City.
News
Economy & Labor

Amid Pandemic, Workers Walk Out, Building Momentum Toward General Strike

Instacart, Whole Foods and Amazon workers are walking off the job to demand better pay and protections amid COVID-19.
by
Candice Bernd,
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April 2, 2020
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President Trump gestures next to Response coordinator for White House Coronavirus Task Force Deborah Birx and Vice President Pence during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House, March 23, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Trump Will Feed You to COVID-19 to Keep the Money Happy

If Trump blows off the COVID-19 warnings, we the people must refuse to listen.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
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March 24, 2020
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