Month: April 2020

https://bit.ly/2yeuOIy Join Jobs With Justice and millions of working people around the country as we call on big banks and landlords to place a moratorium on everyone’s rent for the next three months! The COVID-19 pandemic has turned our world, economy, and livelihoods upside down in a matter of weeks. We were already fighting against […]

On May 1, employees at some of the country’s largest companies will be staging a strike to protest the lack of protections and benefits frontline workers have been provided in the face of a pandemic. The Intercept reports that Amazon, Whole Foods, Instacart, Shipt and Target employees will be walking off the job or staging “sick outs” […]

May Day Caravan: Support the Physical, Mental and Financial Safety of Wisconsin Workers Last week, Wisconsin nurses held a vigil to honor the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. They stressed their deep concern about the call to re-open Wisconsin and warned against the rally scheduled for the following day. Nevertheless, over 1300 people gathered at […]

Last week UNAC hosted an important webinar on the case of Julian Assange.  The webinar was viewed by hundreds on the Zoom platform, and many hundreds more through the livestream on Facebook. You can now view the webinar on YouTube by clicking here. It is through the work of Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Wikileaks […]

UNAC is supporting this important webinar organized by the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO)  / REGISTER: https://bit.ly/2VIL9ya The Intersection of Coronavirus and Race in the U.S. Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 7 PM EST/4 PM PST

https://www.struggle-la-lucha.org/2020/04/27/set-leonard-peltier-free-now/ Often during powwows and other Indigenous gatherings, it is common to hear elders pray for those who are incarcerated. Elders seem to have a higher level of wisdom that makes us think about people who we may not normally think about—or even pray for—on a regular basis. During these difficult days of the COVID-19 […]

Join us for to virtually celebrate International Workers Day, with talks from leaders of workers struggles in Chicago! The forum will be streamed from the FRSO Chicago page via Facebook Live. RSVP on the facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2504911356424844 The COVID-19 crisis has hit the United States working class especially hard due to the lack of universal […]