October 13, 2023
Sidney's Picks: Triangle Fire Memorial Dedicated; UAW Expands Strike
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October 6, 2023
Sidney's Picks: NYC's Right to Shelter is Under Fire
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- New York City tries to dodge its 40-year-old obligation to house migrants. (NYT)
- NLRB steps up to protect undocumented workers. (Documented)
- Trump allegedly blabbed critical submarine secrets to a Mar-a-Lago guest who told…basically everyone. (ABC)
- What did the writers win in the 5-month WGA strike? (Prospect)
- Repetitive injuries take hidden toll on autoworkers. (Nation)
- Deliveristas’ wage hike on hold as tech giants win stay of new law. (The City)
September 29, 2023
Sidney's Picks: Meat Giants Under Investigation for Alleged Child Labor
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September 22, 2023
Sidney's Picks: Migrant Kids Work Deadly Jobs; UAW Strike Spreads
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September 15, 2023
Sidney's Picks: United Autoworkers On Strike
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- Seeking better pay and benefits, the United Autoworkers take on the whole Big Three in historic strike. (AP, NYT)
- Last-minute deal raises CA fast food minimum wage to $20/hr and averts an industry-sponsored ballot measure to overturn pro-union law. (SacBee)
- California legislature may soon require restaurants to pay for mandatory food safety training, instead of workers. (NYT)
- Minnesota labor activists push for a code of conduct to protect construction workers. (Guardian)
- Wisconsin Republicans declare war on democracy. (Mother Jones)
- Families of Birmingham church bombing victims fear that Alabama’s law against teaching “divisive concepts” will erase history. (HuffPo)
September 8, 2023
Sidney's Picks: Summer Strike Wave Crests
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- Summer strike wave: If autoworkers walk off the job, there will be more striking workers than anytime since 2018. (NYT)
- New Florida law targets public sector unions. (TB Times)
- NLRB deluged with complaints about Starbucks’s unfair labor practices. (Guardian)
- Two unions launch at Virginia Tech, one for grad students and one for campus workers. (Daily Cardinal)
- Personal care attendants reach tentative contract deal in Massachusetts. (WGBH)
September 1, 2023
Sidney's Picks: Happy Labor Day!
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August 25, 2023
Sidney's Picks: New York Workers Waiting on $79 Million in Stolen Wages
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August 18, 2023
Sidney's Picks: Cornell Will Drop Starbucks
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