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MLex employees unionize, seek voluntary recognition from LexisNexis

Workers at MLex and FTCWatch are seeking voluntary recognition as MLex Guild from LexisNexis and its parent company, RELX. MLex Guild, more than 20 workers at MLex and FTCWatch, will be a unit of the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, part of the Communications Workers of America, and is comprised of employees based in Washington, San Francisco […]

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East Palestine Has Put Railroads Under a Cloud of Suspicion: Analysis

By Bill Stephens | April 7, 2023 Railroads can and must do better at preventing derailments All the positive freight railroad safety statistics in the world — like more than 99.9% of hazardous materials shipments arriving without incident — can’t overcome that image of a towering column of black smoke rising from East Palestine, Ohio. The […]

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Derailment Spree Proves Railway Regulations Urgently Needed, Say Union Members

“These companies siphon billions into share buybacks, dividends, and bonuses rather than into the vital maintenance and infrastructure growth we need to build a safe, modern, and thriving rail industry,” said one worker. After at least six major freight train derailments occurred across the United States over the past week, the need for stronger rail […]

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Cooperation Jackson’s Decolonizing Economics Summit (Online), April 20, 2023

Event: https://fb.me/e/4dAi0LgQl

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Ann Arbor, MI, April 16, 2023: Rally to Support Striking Graduate Workers

Graduate Employees’ Organization 3550

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Oppose targeting of Palestinian-American human rights activist and lawyer Huwaida Arraf accused of antisemitism

By Jewish Voice for Peace – Detroit This is an URGENT REQUEST to support Huwaida Arraf, accused of anti-semitism in a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan school presentation on diversity. Please sign the petition. We are extremely concerned about the recent attacks on Huwaida Arraf, a highly respected Palestinian-American civil rights attorney and longtime human rights activist. It […]

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Detroit Activists Battle Bailiffs in Defense of the Tiny Home of Taura Brown