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Chief Justice Roberts bars Wilcox from NLRB again

People's World 10 Apr 2025
Republican President Donald Trump, no fan of people of color and workers, bounced Wilcox from her National Labor Relations Board seat in late January ... After the lower court ruled for Wilcox, Trump took the case to the Supreme Court justices ... (EDT).” ... .
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Supreme Court, lately on technicalities, continues assault on democracy

People's World 09 Apr 2025
WASHINGTON—Donald Trump is racking up wins, or at least winning extra time to damage democracy, from many of the latest Supreme Court rulings ... Supreme Court ... The justices tossed the judge’s temporary ban on technical grounds ... Haven’t stopped Trump foes.
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Steelworkers open convention with call for action against Trump cuts

People's World 08 Apr 2025
workers. He said that the battle must involve solidarity across national lines, saying workers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico “must unite against corporate greed ... “We are the voice of those who, today, feel hopeless,” said Redmond ... Thank you!. .
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Cash bribes, threats from Musk, Trump behind aid to Israel votes

People's World 08 Apr 2025
WASHINGTON—Despite a growing mountain of evidence the right-wing nationalist Israeli government and its military are violating U.S ... military aid to Israel ... The votes will let another $12.5 billion in U.S ... The labor movement in the U.S ... law, Sanders said.
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Massive crowds, estimated at two million, take to streets vs. MAGA

People's World 07 Apr 2025
WASHINGTON—Organized by grass roots progressive groups and urged on by union leaders, millions of people in determined crowds surged into the streets and squares of the U.S ...Stop the coup! Save Democracy!” read one sign in D.C ... march. ... Aimed at Musk ... ... .
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For second time in three months, Musk-Trump cuts hit 9/11 survivors

People's World 04 Apr 2025
NEW YORK —For the second time in seven weeks, the Elon Musk-Donald Trump chainsaw of cuts in federal people and money has hit the survivors of the Sept ... The first Musk-Trump attack on the WTC survivors was on Valentine’s Day ... 11, 2001 ... .
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Battling for abortion rights, Rev. Barber links ‘kings’ with budget-cutters

People's World 03 Apr 2025
WASHINGTON—The Rev. William Barber II, the co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, is well-known for publicizing the plight of more than 140 million poor and low-wealth people in the U.S ... Liz Theoharis and he have led for years ... Speakers included Dr. A ... .
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Trail-blazing Chicago Teachers’ contract includes protections vs. Trump edicts

People's World 03 Apr 2025
CHICAGO—After a series of webinars and in-school meetings, members of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) will vote on April 10-11 on a trail-blazing tentative contract with the Chicago Public Schools ... The member vote will be the final word.
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SEIU rallies nationwide protest ICE raids on workers exercising free speech

People's World 02 Apr 2025
And the union as a whole joined their demand in a big way. At night, colored windows lit up the SEIU headquarters in downtown D.C., declaring “Free Speech. Free workers.”.Tonight, we’re lighting up SEIU HQ to send a clear message ... Always been there ... .
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Trump-Musk candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court goes down to defeat

People's World 02 Apr 2025
MADISON, Wis.—In elections with national consequences, including future impacts on workers, pro-worker progressives won a key State Supreme Court race in Wisconsin and retained the pro-teacher State Superintendent of Public Instruction in that state.
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Civil rights groups urge Americans to stop GOP anti-voting bill

People's World 01 Apr 2025
WASHINGTON—A coalition of civil rights and religious groups launched a last-ditch effort to halt a dangerous right-wing Republican bill, the misnamed Save Act, which would strip voting rights from up to 70 million people, most of them women ... Rep ... J.B ... .
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Treasury Employees sue Trump for illegal attack on workers, unions

People's World 01 Apr 2025
WASHINGTON—In what has become a recurring pattern in Republican President Donald Trump’s war on workers, especially federal workers, the Treasury Employees sued in U.S. District Court in D.C ... The unionists also plan to keep hitting the streets ... .
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“Hands Off!” mass rallies scheduled nationwide for April 5

People's World 31 Mar 2025
A nationwide planning meeting, via Zoom, is scheduled for 8 p.m. Eastern Time on April 1. Details about that meeting and the planned events are on the websites of those groups ... Building the resistance ... They’re intersectional,” Mothwalla said ... Thank you!. .
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Big win, big loss for workers in court

People's World 31 Mar 2025
PITTSBURGH, Pa., and SAN JOSE, Calif.—Two significant groups of workers—News Guild members in Pittsburgh, Pa., and bus drivers in San Jose, Calif.—split court decisions March 25-26 ... When 1500 Trumpites invaded the U.S. Capitol on Jan ... Thank you!. .
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Trump orders 30 federal agencies to trash union contracts now

People's World 28 Mar 2025
Trump’s fact sheet and the memo from his Office of Personnel Management Acting Director, Charles Ezell, are filled with anti-union vitriol ... OPM is the federal government’s human resources arm ... Very definition of union busting ... Fall in line or else.” ... .
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