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October 13, 2022

Tidbits – Oct. 13, 2022 – Reader Comments: Los Angeles City Hall Racism; Segregation; Amazon Workers; Ukraine War Dissent; COVID-19 Protocols and Feminist Ethics of Care; Abortion Access-A Workers’ Issue; Cartoons; Announcements; More;

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Reader Comments: Los Angeles City Hall Racism; Segregation; Amazon workers; Alabama PaperMill Workers; Ukraine War dissent; Covid-19 Protocols and Feminist Ethics of Care; Abortion Access-A Workers' Issue; Cartoons; Announcements; more;

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September 27, 2022

The Incentives To Get Workers Back to the Office Aren’t Working. Here’s What Would.

Alison Green Slate

Millions of office employees started working at home in 2020, now many don't want to return to the workplace. Companies are struggling to figure out how to convince them to return.

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September 22, 2022

George Gresham Wants Labor Leaders To Support Younger Organizers

Bob Hennelly City & State

The 1199SEIU president talked about how the old guard can learn from people like Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls.

August 25, 2022

Tidbits – Aug. 25, 2022 – Reader Comments: Trumpism; Teaching, History, White Privilege; Labor Films; Resources: Inflation Reduction Act; Long COVID; Who Got Rich off Student Debt Crisis; Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards; Cartoons, More…

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Reader Comments: Trumpism; Teaching, History, White Privilege; Labor Films; Resources: Inflation Reduction Act; Long Covid; Who got rich off student debt crisis; Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards; Cartoons, more

August 5, 2022

What Causes Long COVID? We Have Some Answers.

Harish Narasimhan The Conversation

Long COVID-19 and other chronic respiratory conditions after viral infections may stem from an overactive immune response in the lungs

July 30, 2022

COVID Ignites Long Fight for Health Care in California Prisons

Olivia Campbell Convergence

Deadly COVID outbreaks in California’s prisons fed off decades of neglect—and spurred a wave of organizing that activists hope will further the push for decarceration.

July 14, 2022

Responding to Children’s Bereavement During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dorothee Benz, PH.D. Learning for Justice - Southern Poverty Law Center

With over 200,000 children experiencing the loss of a parent or caregiver during the COVID-19 pandemic, educators are becoming grief counselors.

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July 12, 2022

Union Organizing Efforts Rise in First Half of Year

David Harrison and Heather Haddon The Wall Street Journal

The union push comes as public opinion about organized labor is the most positive in decades. A Gallup poll last year found that 68% of Americans approve of unions, the highest share since 1965.

July 7, 2022

Ending Pandemic Aid Created a Disaster

Andrew Perez & Nick Byron Campbell The Lever

New government data show that after the government terminated pandemic relief programs, millions more Americans began struggling to survive.

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July 7, 2022

Severance: A Novel

Chris Brooks Facebook

The story is full of very relatable pandemic moments: workers questioning whether it’s safe to go to work or whether they should stay home, streets suddenly emptied, N-95 masks. What makes this all so remarkable is that it was published in 2018...

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