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Tidbits – Aug. 15 – Reader Comments: Harris-Walz, the Grassroots; Progressive History: Camp Wo-Chi-Ca; UAW Hits Trump, Musk With Federal Labor Charges; Ukraine War; Take Action: Ensure UNRWA Funding Is Restored; Honoring Legacy of Jesse Jackson, Sr.

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Reader Comments: Harris-Walz, the Grassroots; Progressive History: Camp Wo-Chi-Ca; UAW Hits Trump, Musk With Federal Labor Charges; Vance and Women; Ukraine War; Take Action - Ensure UNRWA Funding is Restored; Honoring the Legacy of Jesse Jackson, Sr

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Starbucks Denies Firing Houston Worker for Union Organizing

Ariana Garcia Chron.com
Starbucks workers at Houston's first unionized store held an unfair labor practices strike on Saturday to demand the reinstatement of a worker they say was fired in retaliation for leading unionizing efforts.

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The Upstart Union Challenging Starbucks

E. Tammy Kim The New Yorker
Baristas nationwide are remarkably organized. Is the company’s C.E.O., Howard Schultz, using firings, store closures, and legal delays to thwart them?

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Charter School Teachers Trying to Unionize

Kim Wheeler WKYC Cleveland Channel 3
There will be a mail-in vote for union representation from July 21 to Aug. 4 for teachers at the "I Can" charter school in Northeastern Ohio. The American Federation of Teachers plans to file Unfair Labor Practice Charges for alleged retaliation against nine teachers whose contracts were not renewed. Teachers are concerned over class sizes as large as 40, and special needs students not having their needs met. Click the link at the bottom to watch the video.

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Jewish Day School Wants To End Teachers Union

Kathy Boccella Philidelphia Inquirer
When teachers at the Perelman Jewish Day School in Montgomery County were told in March that the private religious academy would no longer recognize their 60-member union, they filed a federal labor complaint - and then they went to a higher authority.
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