Striking Mercy Hospital healthcare workers (Credit: Facebook/Ginny Homewood) Roughly 2,200 nurses, aides and health care staff walked off the job Friday morning in Buffalo, New … More than 2,000 nurses and other health care workers strike at BuffaloRead more
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NYC Taxi Drivers Win Major Debt Relief Following Hunger Strike
New York City taxi drivers and their supporters celebrated late Wednesday after their two-week hunger strike forced policymakers to reach an agreement offering significant debt … NYC Taxi Drivers Win Major Debt Relief Following Hunger StrikeRead more
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UAW member hit, killed by car near John Deere picket line
A vehicle struck and killed a United Auto Workers member Wednesday as he was walking to a picket line to join striking workers outside a … UAW member hit, killed by car near John Deere picket lineRead more
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No more one sided class war in US
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6M9VxHLqV8&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Noam Chomsky, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez #classwar
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A large portion of the American Workforce is now effectively on strike
The U.S. added just 194,000 jobs in September, down from the 366,000 added in August and far below the million-plus in July (before the Delta … A large portion of the American Workforce is now effectively on strikeRead more
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Up to 180,000 health care workers have died from COVID-19
In the latest in a series of statistics showing the disastrous social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that … Up to 180,000 health care workers have died from COVID-19Read more
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10,000 Striking John Deere Workers Demand “Equitable” Pay & Benefits
the strike wave in the United States, more than 10,000 John Deere workers at 14 plants, including seven in Iowa, four in Illinois, one each … 10,000 Striking John Deere Workers Demand “Equitable” Pay & BenefitsRead more
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Prehistoric women had stronger arms than today’s elite rowing crews
A new study comparing the bones of Central European women that lived during the first 6,000 years of farming with those of modern athletes has … Prehistoric women had stronger arms than today’s elite rowing crewsRead more
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NYC Taxi Drivers Launch Hunger Strike
in New York City, where a group of taxi drivers are launching a hunger strike today, demanding the city enact debt relief for thousands of … NYC Taxi Drivers Launch Hunger StrikeRead more
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The General Strike of 2021
On Tuesday, the Labor Department reported that some 4.3 million people had quit their jobs in August. That comes to about 2.9 percent of the … The General Strike of 2021Read more