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Erik Loomis
ErikLoomis
This Day in Labor History: April 4, 1936. The Strutwear strike in Minneapolis was won by the workers, a significant victory not just for the workers of Minnesota, but specifically
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Samantha Michaels
sjmichaels
For my latest piece, I investigated police unions and the infuriating history of how they became so powerful. Here are some things I learned. Thread.https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2020/08/police-unions-minneapolis/ Police unioniz
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Erik Loomis
ErikLoomis
This Day in Labor History: May 19, 1920. The Matewan Massacre took place in the small town of Matewan, West Virginia, a pitched battle between hired gun thugs of the
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James Lin
jamestwotree
A thread on HK, China, and the intersection of capital and authoritarian politics. The article below shows the disbelief among foreign businessmen and investors that the new national security law
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Kelly Swope
kmsswope
1. THREAD: Posting a piece I co-authored in 2019 with @anacidcommie in @timeshighereducation about the grad student mental health crisis. Below, I review the argument and situate it in context
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Taslim Jina
tasjini
It’s 1:30 in the morning and I can’t sleep but I’m thinking about property and ownership and how it’s bothering me.This will be a sleepy, rambling thread. You’ve been warned.Earlier
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Erik Loomis
ErikLoomis
This Day in Labor History: August 25, 1925. The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was founded. Led by A. Philip Randolph, this labor union became the most important civil rights
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Cory Doctorow
doctorow
Writing in @matthewstoller's BIG newsletter, @samhaselby makes the case that US elite universities - the Ivies - are a cartel that uses its monopoly to reproduce its monopoly, to the
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Dragana
draganakaurin
What’s the return policy on a Human Rights degree from a university that later “partners” with a company which directly contributes to human rights violations? https://twitter.com/columbia/status/1309615920193712128 1. “Hundreds of
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Michael Watson
MichaelWatsonDC
The Biden administration has from day one shown that it will do Big Labor's bidding. But what is that bidding exactly? In my latest series for @capitalresearch, I examine.https://capitalresearch.org/article/core-issues-in-labor-policy-p
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Josh Eidelson
josheidelson
Uber, Lyft, Instacart, Postmates, and DoorDash have put about $180 million – & a slew of in-app messages – behind their push for California Prop. 22, one of the most
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GWU Toronto
GWU_Toronto
Starting a new #GWUTRights so that we're not tagging folks unnecessarily.Digging into Labour and Employment 101! The foundation of our law comes from Common Law, a series of precedents set
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let me know how i can be helpful
vcstarterkit
Going to try this with twitter. If you’re a VC, founder or journalist, DM me your thoughts on the Away piece and I’ll anonymously post your response here (and I’ll
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Desi Dark
desiafterdark
1/ There is so much misinformation being spread about the Farm Bills 2020 (now Acts) and what they mean for Indian Farmers. This thread is an attempt to categorically go
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bearistotle
gnrosenberg
Take your @steak_umm and shove it: A proposed course of study for “socially-responsible” faux-woke frozen meat brand accounts about the social irresponsibility of the industry that pays them.https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/12957487
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Gwen Snyder is uncivil
gwensnyderPHL
(thread)In the past 24 hours, a lot of folks have read my concerns about how Chapo-style class reductionist approach primes their audience for recruitment by white supremacists.A lot of folks
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