Global Left Midweek – November 22, 2023
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Living through a historic moment
Living through a historic moment
Living through a historic moment
labor
U.S. Labor Movement Faces Big Obstacles Despite Surge in Strikes and Union Wins
The Guardian
Recent union contract gains against a backdrop of decades of union decline, worsening wealth inequality and broken labor laws.
Kaiser Permanente Workers Win 21% Raise Over 4 Years
NPR
A three day strike preceded the settlement.
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Kaiser 3 Day Strike
AP News
It’s the final day of a massive health care strike over pay and staff shortages. No deal is in sight.
labor
Overworked and Understaffed: Kaiser Workers Are on the Brink of a Nationwide Strike
NPR
Workers from coast to coast are preparing to stage an unfair labor practice strike in response to what they see as unfair bargaining from Kaiser to resolve the staffing shortage.
labor
Health Care Worker Unions Are on the Side of Patients
Jacobin
Hospitals portray unions as opposed to the interests of patients. The opposite is true: health care unions have been the strongest advocates for safer conditions and patients who can’t pay debts.
labor
Wave of US Labor Unrest Could See Tens of Thousands on Strike Within Weeks
The Guardian
From healthcare to Hollywood, workers are demanding higher wages, fighting cuts and seeking better safety and conditions.
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Reader Comments: Juneteenth; Teaching About Racism being Banned; Labor and NASA; I-Hotel; Policing; Myth of 'Good Billionaires"; Global Left - new thinking and strategizing; Syringes for Cuba; lots and lots of announcements; more ...
tv
17 Seasons In, Grey’s Anatomy Reimagined Itself For The Pandemic. But Only A Little Bit.
Vox
The show’s take on 2020 was extremely weird — and surprisingly moving.
books
The Next Shift: The Fall of Industry and the Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt America
Publishers Weekly
A deep dig into how the steel industry collapse affected hundreds of thousands of decently paid workers, contrasted with the surge of hospital and nursing home hiring that never matched former pay rates or union protections afforded steel workers.
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