The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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How Millennials Are Trying To Revive The Labor Movement
“What our generation has lacked, and needs, is stability,” says Maggie Thompson, who calls herself an “old millennial” (she’s 32) and studies labor trends for the Center for American Progress. “Unions offer that prospect of stability.”
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Trump Resistance Movement Joins Fight for $15 In Massive March on McDonald’s
The Women’s March, Movement for Black Lives, Our Revolution, MoveOn and other heavyweights will join 10,000 underpaid workers in two days of protest at the fast food giant's annual shareholders meeting, starting May 23.
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For Our Vote To Make a Difference, It's Time to Try New Tactics
The victory of Seattle's socialist city council member Kshama Sawant shows how grassroots efforts are creating an opening for independent political action by working people — even in the tightly controlled world of electoral politics and the two-party system.
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Walmart Workers Strike in 15 U.S. Cities to Demand Better Pay
Thousands of Walmart employees went on strike Thursday in cities across the United States, demanding better pay and protesting the firing of those who previously demonstrated against the largest U.S. employer, with 1.3 million workers
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40,000-Member Longshore Workers Union Quits the AFL-CIO
In a surprise move, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced its disaffiliation from the AFL-CIO just a week before the federation is set to hold its national convention in Los Angeles.
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Fast Food Workers Strike Nationwide
Thousands of fast food and retail workers are striking across the United States on Thursday to push for a $15 hourly wage.
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AFL-CIO and Organized Labor: Let’s Talk About Building a Movement
With unions facing a not-so-gradual decline toward irrelevance, leaders are having “a come-to-Jesus moment.”
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Detroit Citizens Prepare to Fight Their Corporate Master
With his appointment of a new emergency financial manager, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is transforming Detroit into an occupied colony within the State.
