Stories tagged: "strike"
As the NBA made clear demands for politicians to address police violence after the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin, the WNBA, MLB, and Major League Soccer also cancelled games.
Tens of thousands of frontline workers across the country are going on strike Monday to protest systemic racism and police brutality and to demand that corporations and the government take action to address white supremacy, end economic exploitation of Black workers, and allow all workers to unionize.
It's International Workers' Day, and these employees are fighting for their rights.
About a third of renters didn’t pay rent in April, and with the number of unemployed at over 26 million and counting, even more are expected to have trouble paying in May.
According to leaked meeting notes, Amazon wanted to make a former employee who was fired earlier this week "the face of the entire union/organizing movement."
Labor experts say these strikes and the increase in organizing activities showcase the failure of American corporations to treat workers with dignity.
Hinting further that she may hold radical politics, Spears signed off her caption with three rose emojis, the official symbol of the Democratic Socialists of America.
