Sanitation workers in Durham, NC are on strike for the first time in history.
The strike is illegal in NC, where public sector workers are banned from striking and collective bargaining.
But that hasn't stopped @UE150Union. Today is day 6 of their strike for better pay.
It’s not just about how many rainbow flags you hold in June, it’s what you do the other 11 months of the year that counts. SHAME on this govt! #ProtectTransKids#ONPoli#OntEd
As a teenager, my teachers kept a secret for me and, in many ways, they're the reason I'm here and even part-way intact. When our Principal told my parents about me without my consent, I was kicked out. This is how you increase youth homelessness — at the expense of their rights.
A Christian boarding school in West Virginia has reached a record $100M settlement with dozens of child abuse survivors.
The abuse against the children included rape, assaults, solitary confinement for months, and being denied food and medical care.
This should be bigger news.
Germany. What happens when it’s a family with 3 year old kids who get caught in this? Or an OAP? The public have no clue of of what is about to happen to us. Society has failed on a scale that is unfathomable https://t.co/7sehMkF9wk
@flora_the_cat @thereisonlyno@CTVNews Any child that is forced to express themselves to an abusive parent who is forcing religion or conformity is in danger. Teachers are not responsible for a parents relationship with their child, if it is healthy than the child would confide in the parent.
Seeing reports of about 1500 at the trans march in Ottawa.
Meanwhile, the transphobic bigots could only muster about 150 at their anti-trans hate rally on Broadview on June 9th, after bringing people from across the country.
Get wrecked, transphobes. You're the fringe minority.
If your job requires a college degree, you should be able to write-off your student loan payments as a business expense the way CEOs write off their private jets and yachts for their jobs which require neither.