Labor Beat

Covering since 1986 the struggles of workers, unions, and activists fighting for social justice.

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The day before the #govtshutdown ended, public workers in @AFGEdistrict7 and @NTEUnews rallied to demand @realDonaldTrump end it. @ChicagoJwJ also pointed out the racism & policy stupidity of a #BorderWall Labor Beat Video: https://t.co/l7HdsNeu4J

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NEW VIDEO with @UniteHerelocal1 of the first week of the #ChicagoHotelStrike, where workers are demanding health care for all their co-workers who get laid off during the slow season, picketing hotels like @PalmerHouse @JWMarriott & @HyattMcCormick https://t.co/7wjHWEU8yB

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LABOR BEAT VIDEO @ChicagoJwJ NWI Resistance @DetentionWatch and others protest at Gary Airport to demand an end to deportations of the undocumented. https://t.co/kzwoIVteob They make a good case for #AbolishICE

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Great new article from @labornotes about what workers and unions do in the wake of the #Janus decision. https://t.co/775ySbBRGE

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Folk singer and labor historian Bucky Halker will perform at the Aug. 4 memorial to Larry Duncan. Please donate to our fund to pay for the space and catering. https://t.co/CeKQbnSO4P

[SEIU Local 1 @SEIULocal1]

Day 2 of the window washer strike continues! They do dangerous work and are owed a raise. #WeRise for good jobs. Like & Retweet if you believe they deserve good #union jobs!

Call Corporate Cleaning Services CEO Neal Zucker at [phone] and tell him to do the right thing.

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Please contribute to help Labor Beat put on the Larry Duncan Memorial Event https://t.co/CeKQbnSO4P A celebration of the labor media leader that Larry Duncan was!

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Labor journalist, @LarryDuncan14, has died at 72. He co-founded Labor Beat, & produced hundreds of episodes since 1986. Larry will be missed by friends and comrades across the world as a working class hero documenting the struggles of everyday people. https://t.co/NPmCyjESzc

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https://t.co/axYM6J0pCd Immigrant Workers and the #MeToo Movement. March 22, 2018 panel. 18 min. @LaborBeat @AriseChicago @intheetimesmag #MeToo

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West Virginia striking teacher Olivia Morris speaks at Chicago Teachers Union. WLPN 105.5 FM in Chicago, Sundays March 25 & April 1 at 8 pm; Mondays March 26 & April 2 at 11 am, CST. Download Lumpen Radio app. @LaborBeat @CTULocal1 @ChicagoJwJ @ChiACTS

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@ReelNewsLondon visits the U.S., headed to Labor Notes, raising funds https://t.co/NIJgXH1ZA6

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Reel News report from North America - Community organising in New York State https://t.co/SXAi4GkoQT

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Railroad Workers Protest over Safety at Executives Conference https://t.co/SfsadmRc5E @LaborBeat @BMWEDIBT @ChicagoJwJ

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Chicago union action helps GEO UIUC victory https://t.co/MOfjbWVGC6

[Larry Duncan @LarryDuncan14]

Labor Beat: Chicago Solidarity Action for U. of Ill. GEO Strike https://t.co/soIzQBzBHy via @YouTube

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Chicago solidarity action in the Loop for U of Ill. GEO strike & victory downstate. 12 min. https://t.co/PwVWHnoGFZ @geo_uiuc @uicgeo @uchicagogsu @chicagoJwJ, @CTULocal1 @iftaft @Teacheroklahoma

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Sunday March 11 & 18 at 8pm cst, and Monday March 12 & 19 at 11am cst. Labor Express radio show w/ Jerry Mead-Lucero. Anti-JANUS protest plus more from economist Jack Rasmus.

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@ReelNewsLondon is visiting North America and making great videos like this one for International Women's Day...please RT https://t.co/olO43Db65p

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Reel News in North America for next three months - first VIDEO from Toronto international women's day march demanding #JusticeforTinaFontaine https://t.co/LIVRL17UIE

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Sing along everybody https://t.co/s8hdmnkovs

[Larry Duncan @LarryDuncan14]

West Virginia...take me home https://t.co/qqd8AreapB

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Chicago Anti-JANUS Protest https://t.co/cspLEjNQyj @LaborBeat, #JANUSvsAFSCME, workers will make new history in major battles ahead, 23 min.

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Labor Express radio show with Jerry Mead-Lucero. More Honduras election teach-in w/ Vicky Cervantes of La Voz de los de Abajo, Black Lives Matter Chicago, the Chicago Teachers Union, National Nurses United, US Palestinian Community Network. Interview with economist Jack Rasmus.

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NAFTA, Janus vs AFSCME, public schools, Honduras. Labor Express radio show with Jerry Mead-Lucero. Sunday February 18 at 8 pm; and Monday February 19 at 11 am, CST. Get the Lumpen Radio app #HondurasResiste #RightToWorkIsWrong @LaborBeat