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The CWA Strike at AT&T Southeast

By Jeff Bigelow Dynamics in the 2024 Bargaining and Strike Context: Episodes in CWA’s Struggle to Achieve Some Measure of Power for Workers Amid Technological Change, Mergers and the role of the State Introduction ATT spent months stalling negotiations and forcing workers out on strike. On July 11 its representatives even said that some of […]

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Property Insurance: The role of both the government and the insurance industry

Large property insurers have been denying about half of the claims made. Here is a link to the data from 2023: Click Here Notably, Citizens did not respond with their data for this survey but overall there is enough here to condemn the industry. In Citizens’ depopulation scheme, over 100,000 have been thrown out of […]

Venezuela election forum

The Venezuelan Election: Official International Eyewitness Accounts

The Venezuelan Election: Official International Eyewitness Accounts What’s Behind the Threats to the Venezuela Election Victory Date: August 29, 2024 Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Guest Speakers: Audrey Bomse Corinna Mullin Rouabah Gloria LaRiva Luisa Martinez Yves Engler

Florida Speaks Up election forum

Florida Speaks Up: Issue-Based Election Forum

Important Issues for Florida: Affordable Housing, Climate Change, Medicare for All, Labor Organizing, etc. Date: July 29, 2024 Time: 7:00pm Empower Your Voice Now: Empowering Workers: Strengthening Labor Rights and Education Affordable Housing Solutions: Creating Homes for Everyone Inclusive Communities: Advocating for Immigration Rights and Worker Protections Transforming Healthcare: Ensuring Affordability and Access for All

Palestine: An Issue for Every Worker

Palestine: An Issue for Every Worker

LCA Educational Forum: Labor Leaders from Groups representing the Education and Health Care sectors in Palestine and the U.S., discuss the challenges they face in demanding a Ceasefire in Gaza: A. Teaching and Learning Under Occupation Sundos Hammad (West Bank Right to Education) Fairouz Salameh (West Bank Right to Education) B. Unions in the Education […]

Sovereignty in Haiti virtual event

Sovereignty in Haiti : LCA Education Forum

Virtual Event by the LCA (Labor Community Alliance of South Florida) with Guest Speakers: Jafrikayiti Rod Joseph Rivka Valerie Louissaint Poster credit: Reginald Leger  

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Facing Reality

Facing RealityBy Lorenzo Canizares6/18/22It feels wonderful to be corroborated. For some time, I have been saying that we are a nation in deep trouble. On 6/1/22 in an article titled “The Nation Can’t Wait Any Longer,” I wrote “Somebody would have to be willfully blind not to see the crisis of inaction that we are […]

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The Time Has Come To Do More Than Just Protest

The Time Has Come To Do More Than Just Protest By Lorenzo Canizares 6/5/22 On 6/1/22 on an article titled “The Nation Can’t Wait Any Longer,” I wrote “Somebody would have to be willfully blind not to see the crisis of inaction that we are living through. Today, another nationally reported massacre that luckily was […]