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Worker/Artists at The 32BJ Art Show
This weekend, the 9th annual 32BJ Art show displayed a variety of artwork from its 32BJ and 1199 members, including city and office building workers alike. The work featured paintings, sketches and a live show, which included singing, poetry and performance art. Read more about this amazing event, which connected worker/artists with a supportive platform. This display of
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Remembering Sister Ida Torres
Sister Ida Torres — labor leader, beloved community member, mentor and friend — passed away over the weekend. Leaving behind a community that both grieves her loss and celebrates her life, Sister Ida was one of the founding members of the NE Summer School for Women in Unions and Worker Organizations and an impactful leader whose
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Labor and Climate Change: What Comes Next?
For a while, it looked like we’d have to choose: labor or climate; jobs or the planet. But with unions like the CWA increasingly calling for action on climate change, some of these once-divergent interests appear to be coming into alignment. As Samantha Page wrote in an article in ThinkProgress last week: The Climate and Community Protection
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The Champ in Our Corner
By Dan La Botz After Muhammad Ali refused induction — we had the champ in our corner. When in June of 1963 I graduated from Mar Vista High School in Imperial Beach, just south of San Diego, California, I went to my local Selective Service Board—the draft board—and registered as a conscientious objector. My paternal
