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WFTU International Day of Older Persons – Pensioners Statement

The International Day of Older Persons, celebrated annually on October 1, was established by a special resolution at the 45th session of the UN General Assembly in 1990. Unfortunately, life has not gotten any better for the vast majority of older people. A clear example of a well-coordinated global attack on the rights of older […]

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Internal Organizing Part 2 – Rank-and-File Action – Harry Bridges School of Labor

Originally published by Labor Today – https://labortoday.luel.us/en/ Labor United Educational League is proud to announce we are releasing the recordings from the Harry Bridges School of Labor sessions. Launched in Spring 2023, the Harry Bridges School of Labor is a monthly class held 2x per month. Classes cover a variety of topics aimed at building

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New NLRB Ruling States Amazon DSP Drivers are Employees, not Contractors

Originally published by Labor Today – https://labortoday.luel.us/en/ The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ended a year long investigation in favor of workers at Amazon; specifically, that Amazon is a joint employer of the Delivery Service Partner (DSP) drivers and must now must be recognized as Amazon employees, and therefore they must legally recognize and bargain

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The World Federation of Trade Unions Condemns the Continued Crimes in Palestine

Originally published by the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) – https://www.wftucentral.org/ The WFTU condemns the continues attacks against the Palestinian people by the Israeli occupation forces. While the genocide is taking place in Gaza, the Israeli occupation is escalating its aggressions in the West Bank against the Palestinians. Thousands of Israeli occupation soldiers accompanied

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Norfolk Southern Sued for “Putting Profits Ahead of Safety” After 2023 East Palestine Disaster

A Norfolk Southern worker has sued the company a year after the East Palestine train derailment that left the area contaminated with vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, and ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, proceeding to kill many of the marine and wildlife in the area and devastating the lives of many local citizens. Joseph Lee

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AFL-CIO Endorsement of Harris Increasingly Puts Them at Odds with Rank-and-File Members

Editorial by Michael Iverson IBEW Member on August 9, 2024 On July 21st, 2024, President Biden announced he would not be seeking re-election in 2024 amidst growing unpopularity with the 81 year old President. Only one day later, the AFL-CIO and a number of affiliate unions such as United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), the

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