u.s. working class
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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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San Francisco postal workers march for six-day delivery
In San Francisco, on March 24, 400 letter carriers, postal workers and individuals gathered at the post office and marched…
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Fight to save City College of San Francisco intensifies
On March 14, more than 2,000 supporters of the Save City College Coalition gathered in front of San Francisco’s City…
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Postal workers and community members demand six-day service
Letter carriers, postal workers, mail handlers and community members held rallies in every state on March 24 to protest plans…
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Fifty schools on the chopping block in Chicago
Chicago Public School officials announced March 21 the shuttering of 50 schools and 61 school buildings in the city. This…
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What it costs to gain a seat in Congress
A study recently conducted by Maplight.org, a group devoted to campaign finance reform, revealed that in the 2012 election, the…
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Hundreds in Philadelphia protest vote on public school closings
Hundreds of teachers, students, parents and community members gathered March 7 to express outrage at the Philadelphia School Reform Commission’s…
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Sacramento confronts white supremacist anti-immigrant rally
An anti-immigrant rally held by a white supremacist organization at the California state capitol in Sacramento was met by a…
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