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Apr 09 2024
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European Rights Court Hands Win to Swiss Seniors, Defeat to Portuguese Youth in Historic Climate Cases
In Strasbourg, France, the European Court of Human Rights handed out one victory and two defeats for the climate justice movement today as it ruled on three historic climate cases. The court ruled in favor of over 2,000 senior women from Switzerland who argued their rights were violated by governmental inaction on the climate crisis. Siofra O’Leary: “The court finds that there were some
Democracy Now!Apr 24 2024
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New Orleans used to have a strong teachers' union. Then Katrina happened.
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AxiosApr 17 2024
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Union vote underway at Volkswagen's only US plant
Workers at Volkswagen's lone U.S. factory are voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers in what is the union's third attempt at organizing the plant. Voting began Wednesday for the 4,100 hourly employees at Volkswagen's factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and will extend through Friday. This is the third time in 10 years the UAW has sought to represent VW Chattanooga workers,
Fox BusinessApr 13 2024
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More CVS pharmacies join movement to unionize
Two CVS pharmacies in Rhode Island, the state where the company's corporate headquarters is located, filed to unionize Friday as workers across the industry continue to highlight an escalating staffing crisis and cite concerns about patient safety. Pharmacists at the stores in Wakefield and Westerly are seeking to join The Pharmacy Guild, a U.S. trade union exclusively specializing in
Fox BusinessOct 28 2022
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European Union adopts ban on gas-powered cars beginning in 2035
Negotiators from the European Union reached a deal that would effectively ban sales of gas-powered cars beginning in 2035.
The deal was reached on Thursday by negotiators from EU member countries, European Parliament, and the European commission.
By 2035, the new law states that carmakers must cut their CO2 emissions by 100%, rendering it impossible to sell cars that are gas-
Fox BusinessApr 20 2024
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Las Vegas Casino Unions Preparing To Take On Trump Again
It is the Democrats' not-so-secret weapon in Nevada -- a vast army of maids, cooks and bartenders that helped deliver this razor-tight swing state for Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden in 2016 and 2020. Now ahead of November's election, the Culinary Union, which represents 60,000 mainly Las Vegas-based hotel and casino workers, is preparing to mobilize its formidable network against Donald Trump
Barron'sApr 04 2024
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Another Starbucks in Chicago wins union vote, becoming the 23rd location in Illinois to unionize
Starbucks employees at a Gage Park location voted to unionize, making it the 23rd store in Illinois to organize, as a nationwide labor movement continues among the coffee chain’s workers. Twelve employees at the location on 5807 S. Western Ave., which opened late last year, voted unanimously to join Starbucks Workers United, according to the union in a Thursday announcement. Starbucks Workers
Chicago Sun-TimesApr 20 2024
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Biden Congratulates Tennessee Auto Plant on Historic Unionization Drive
A Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted to unionize Friday night, the first auto manufacturing facility to unionize in the American South since the 1940s. President Joe Biden issued a congratulations to the newly-formed union, which received 73 percent votes in favor among 3,613 workers, for “their historic vote for union representation with the United Auto Workers.” “I was proud
RollingStone.comApr 23 2024
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After union victory at Tennessee auto plant, organizers are eyeing SC
Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers on Friday, and some are wondering if a similar union vote could happen in South Carolina. The Friday election was the UAW’s third attempt to unionize the Chattanooga plant. The union’s victory — 73% voted in favor — was largely caused by the momentum gained from leading a landmark
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