Despite claims from the Trump administration dismissing the affordability crisis, Americans are facing rising costs of basic necessities while their pay lags behind and record US household debt continues to climb
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Despite claims from the Trump administration dismissing the affordability crisis, Americans are facing rising costs of basic necessities while their pay lags behind and record US household debt continues to climb
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Breaking news: A jury convicted people who protested outside an ICE facility in Texas of providing material support to terrorists, and other charges in a closely watched case in which the gov't argued the protesters were "Antifa". www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
it's all he can do to try to compensate for the fact he has no idea what he's doing
Today, NYT celebrates their successes from the past year, but we are witnessing a major failure of leadership: @nytimes.com mgmt is denying one of our members, Rich Quan, permission to continue working remote, even as a certified caregiver for his 96-year-old father, who suffers from Alzheimer's.
folks...
MEAT STRIKE
Meatpacking plant workers in Colorado are set to strike on Monday in what would be the first and largest labor action to hit the industry in decades
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Workers at JBS USA are set to strike on Monday in what will be the first labor strike in the meatpacking industry in decades. @msainato.bsky.social reports for @theguardian.com:
The Alabama Solution is up for an Oscar nomination on Sunday
In 2022-23, I spoke with the prisoners pushing for reform in Alabama about the horrid conditions of the state prison system
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022...
Several of the prisoners I spoke with, including Kinetic Justice, are featured in the documentary
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRNN...
Several of the prisoners I spoke with, including Kinetic Justice, are featured in the documentary
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRNN...
The Alabama Solution is up for an Oscar nomination on Sunday
In 2022-23, I spoke with the prisoners pushing for reform in Alabama about the horrid conditions of the state prison system
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022...
Meatpacking plant workers in Colorado are set to strike on Monday in what would be the first and largest labor action to hit the industry in decades
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This morning, Husted is testifying in a corruption case over his role and relationship with former First Energy execs who were indicted for bribing public officials, and he has the audacity to criticize people living in poverty with this nonsense
Believing in science means believing scientists should have a voice on the job. NIH is trying to strip collective bargaining rights from their fellows, yet another attack on lifesaving research www.aaup.org/news/aaups-w...
BREAKING: Wienerschnitzel workers in Los Angeles are on strike after a series of health and safety issues, followed by attempted union busting.
After we learned our rights and joined the CAFFWU, the company threatened to cut the hours of workers who are union leaders in our store. 🧵
#UnionsForAll
According to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), the historical daily average for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz is around 138 commercial ships.
Nearly 6 hours since a GOP congressman said “Muslims don’t belong in American society,” not a single member of Republican leadership in the House will weigh in.
3,800 meatpacking workers, represented by UFCW Local 7, could go on strike as early as March 16
The union canceled their contract extension agreement. 99% of workers voted to authorize a strike
It would be the first strike at the plant, the largest to hit the industry in decades
Louisville and Lexington players paused the USL Championship season opener for 60 seconds after kickoff, letting the clock run without play. A fearless show of unity from the USL Players Association as negotiations reach a critical stage. It’s time for the league to act. #StandUpForStandards
3,800 meatpacking workers, represented by UFCW Local 7, could go on strike as early as March 16
The union canceled their contract extension agreement. 99% of workers voted to authorize a strike
It would be the first strike at the plant, the largest to hit the industry in decades
The economy is really strong, just take my word for it, please ignore all the mounting data showing otherwise
Oof
ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.
They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.
Heartbreaking testimony yesterday in the MN House Children and Families Committee. Parents are begging for childcare centers to be protected from ICE activity, and too many elected officials don't seem to care...
