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How Workers Are Fighting Back Against Big Tech

02 Dec, 2019

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02 Dec, 2019

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How Workers Are Fighting Back Against Big Tech

On September 13 more than a hundred activists participated in a bicoastal protest at Palantir’s two headquarters, in New York City and in Palo Alto, California.

How Workers Are Fighting Back Against Big Tech

Workers and Supporters Rally for Better Conditions at Staten Island Amazon Fulfillment Center

Workers and Supporters Rally for Better Conditions at Staten Island Amazon Fulfillment Center

27 Nov, 2019

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Workers and Supporters Rally for Better Conditions at Staten Island Amazon Fulfillment Center

On Monday, at the Amazon fulfillment center on Staten Island, hundreds of fed-up Amazon workers went public with their protest of inhumane job conditions, and demands that the online retail giant increase break time and provide free Metrocards for public buses.

Workers and Supporters Rally for Better Conditions at Staten Island Amazon Fulfillment Center

Thousands of Airline Catering Workers Protest at Airports Nationwide

Thousands of Airline Catering Workers Protest at Airports Nationwide

27 Nov, 2019

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Thousands of Airline Catering Workers Protest at Airports Nationwide

Hundreds were arrested and thousands more demonstrated at airports nationwide on one of the busiest travel days in the U.S.—the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. The protests were led by airline catering workers who provide inflight food and beverage services for all major U.S.

Thousands of Airline Catering Workers Protest at Airports Nationwide

Workers Deserve a Say in Automation

21 Nov, 2019

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21 Nov, 2019

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Workers Deserve a Say in Automation

When the global economy shifted in the late 19th century, working people were the first to adapt. They moved to cities like Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Toledo, Ohio, and worked long hours in unsafe factories.

Workers Deserve a Say in Automation

Virginia, Maryland Lawmakers Propose Surtax on Millionaires

19 Nov, 2019

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19 Nov, 2019

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Virginia, Maryland Lawmakers Propose Surtax on Millionaires

The richest 1% of Americans control more wealth than the entire middle class combined, according to the Brookings Institution - a striking sign of income inequality that has accelerated since the Great Recession.

Virginia, Maryland Lawmakers Propose Surtax on Millionaires

How FedEx Cut Its Tax Bill to $0

19 Nov, 2019

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19 Nov, 2019

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How FedEx Cut Its Tax Bill to $0

In the 2017 fiscal year, FedEx owed more than $1.5 billion in taxes. The next year, it owed nothing. What changed was the Trump administration’s tax cut — for which the company had lobbied hard.

How FedEx Cut Its Tax Bill to $0