u.s. working class
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Calif. Unity March Against Police Brutality: turning point in struggle for justice
On July 21, 2013, over 1,200 people poured onto the lawn of City Hall in Anaheim, Calif., for the first…
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Fast-food workers walk out over heat stroke
A new front in the struggle of low-wage workers in the fast-food industry: workers New York City and Chicago walked…
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Chicago school board to lay off thousands
The city blames the layoffs on the budget. In reality Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his Wall Street buddies have only…
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NYC public housing cuts: It’s war on the poor
There is a battle brewing in the buildings run by the New York City Housing Authority, or as New Yorkers…
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Bankruptcy: What is killing Detroit?
Is there really no money in Detroit to fund government services, to pay employees, to pay retired employees their well-deserved…
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Support striking BART workers
Bay Area Rapid Transit workers have gone on strike seeking a fair contract—one that speaks for the rights of workers…
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Supreme Court decisions weaken laws against workplace discrimination
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 issued two significant decisions that will make it easier for employers to maintain…
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Strawberry pickers fired for fleeing wildfire
Fifteen farm workers at Crisalida Farms, in Oxnard, Calif., left work early because a nearby wildfire had caused ash to…
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US ranks low in child well-being
The 2013 report from UNICEF “Child well-being in rich countries” ranks the United States number 26 of 29 developed countries,…
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Food loaded into dumpsters while hundreds turned away
Hundreds of working-class people waited outside of a closed grocery store for the possibility of getting food.
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