Starbucks Union Momentum Grows With Groundbreaking First Wins in California
Employees at two Starbucks locations in Santa Cruz, California won union elections on Wednesday, scoring the rapidly spreading movement’s first victories in the nation’s most populous state even as management intensifies its efforts to stamp out worker organizing. These are some of the groundbreaking achievements, many of the Starbucks union’s wins thus far, were nearly […]
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Amazon’s “Inadequate” Safety Rules Put Thousands at Risk, AOC and Warren Say
Investigations into Amazon’s safety procedures surrounding the tornado that caused the deaths of six workers in a warehouse in Illinois last year have demonstrated that the company’s safety rules are “wholly inadequate,” Democratic lawmakers say. Wednesday saw Senator Elizabeth Warren (D–Massachusetts), as well as Representatives Alexandria Ocasio–Cortez and Cori Bush, both Democrats from New York. […]
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Manchin Joins Republican Senators to Block Abortion Rights Bill
A bill that would have recognized the rights of abortion in the United States and codified many aspects of the 1973 Act. Roe v. WadeDecision on abortion, did not garner enough votes to pass the Senate Wednesday. The vote was expected not to succeed due to the It is highly likely that it will be […]
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Even Abortion Rights Opponents Are Aghast at Brutality of GOP Bill in Louisiana
Louisiana’s leading anti-abortion organization does not support a bill set for a Thursday vote that would qualify abortion as murder under state law. “Our long-standing policy is that abortion-vulnerable women should not be treated as criminals,” Louisiana Right to Life said in a Friday statementWe note that the bill criminalizes abortion seekers. “Instead, we should […]
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Trump Judge’s Anti-Mask Ruling Continues to Imperil Travelers as COVID Rises
Infections with COVID-19 are on the rise again in the United States. according toThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The U.S. has seen a decline in COVID deaths. reached the 1 million mark, widely considered an undercount. The steady rise in COVID cases underlines the perilous wrongheadedness exhibited by Kathryn Kimball Mizelle (the federal […]
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Murder of Shireen Abu Akleh Exposes Systemic Israeli Violence
Ramallah is hosting a state funeral for Palestinians Al JazeeraShireen Abu Akleh is a veteran journalist, and was one of the most prominent television journalists in Palestine. Abu Akleh was an American citizen and was wearing a uniform as a journalist. She was covering an Israeli military raid on the occupied West Bank. On Wednesday, […]
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Starbucks Must Reinstate 7 Workers the Company Fired in Memphis
Starbucks could soon face legal consequences for the termination of seven employees from Memphis, Tennessee who were in the process of unionizing their store. This is a major win for workers who are unionizing. On Tuesday, the National Labor Relations Board – NLRB filed an injunctionFederal court against the company, arguing that it must face […]
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Sheriff Denies Racial Profiling After Deputies Search HBCU Team’s Bus for Drugs
Student athletes from Delaware State University (DSU), a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), were subjected to an unwarranted search of their possessions by the Georgia sheriff’s department following a traffic stop of their bus last month. Students, coaches and administrators alike at DSU are calling the incident “traumatizing” for those who were involved, in […]
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Jan. 6 Public Hearings May Include Video Testimony From Ivanka Trump and Others
The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol building by a mob of loyalists to former President Donald Trump is finalizing its witness list, determining whom it will ask to testify during next month’s public hearings to highlight their findings. Public hearings will start on June 9The committee […]
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Warren Unveils New Bill Binding Supreme Court Judges to Ethics Code
As public trust in Supreme Court rapidly erodesDemocrats in Congress are working hard to tighten ethics laws surrounding federal courts and increase transparency to combat corruption in the U.S. judiciary system. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D. Massachusetts), Rep. Pramila Japal (D. Washington). introduced a billTuesday’s legislation would prohibit federal judges from trading individual stock stocks to […]
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