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GM Plants Close and Auto Workers Lose Jobs – but There Is an Alternative
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GM Plants Close and Auto Workers Lose Jobs – but There Is an Alternative

Responding to the five GM plant closings and 14,000 layoffs, former Canadian Auto Worker union Research Director Sam Gindin talks about alternative strategies to the neoliberal and right wing approaches that fail society Visit https://therealnews.com…

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GM Plants Close and Auto Workers Lose Jobs – but There Is an Alternative (Pt. 2/2)
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GM Plants Close and Auto Workers Lose Jobs – but There Is an Alternative (Pt. 2/2)

Responding to the five GM plant closings and 14,000 layoffs, former Canadian Auto Worker union Research Director Sam Gindin talks about alternative strategies to the neoliberal and right wing approaches that fail society Visit https://therealnews.com…

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Wall Street Before Main Street: COVID-19 Relief Plans Will Hurt Workers
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Wall Street Before Main Street: COVID-19 Relief Plans Will Hurt Workers

What relief will American workers get after the government poured $2.2 trillion into banks and businesses? Economist Dr. Jack Rasmus explains why the bailout for workers needs to be as big as the bailout for…

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Corporations Are Protecting Their Profits From COVID-19, Not Their Workers
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Corporations Are Protecting Their Profits From COVID-19, Not Their Workers

Trump is offering big business billions of dollars as the pandemic spreads, and almost nothing for their stranded employees. But real protection for workers has to be much more than a $1000 check. Producer: Marc…

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Johns Hopkins Leads The COVID-19 Response, But Just Laid Off Its Low-Wage Workers
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Johns Hopkins Leads The COVID-19 Response, But Just Laid Off Its Low-Wage Workers

At a May Day rally, workers said Johns Hopkins University reneged on a commitment to give laid off workers four weeks pay. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…

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The Second COVID-19 Bailout Still Won’t Be Enough
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The Second COVID-19 Bailout Still Won’t Be Enough

Trump demands that states take the lead on COVID-19 response but won’t give federal support for local governments or workers, and is still fighting oversight for the trillions already spent on stimulus. Director/Video Editor: Bababtunde…

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Organize students, organize everyone, and fight like hell
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Organize students, organize everyone, and fight like hell

In the years following the Great Recession, Republican Gov. Scott Walker led an all-out assault on unions and public sector workers in Wisconsin. In response, teachers, students, farmers, and workers of all stripes descended on…

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Illinois Ironworkers LAID OFF after unionizing
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Illinois Ironworkers LAID OFF after unionizing

On Sept. 7, 2021, after a majority of employees had formally expressed interest in unionizing, workers at G&D Integrated LLC—a transportation, logistics, warehousing, and supply chain services company in Central Illinois—marched on their boss together…

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West Virginia University guts programs, decimates staff in new budget | Working People
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West Virginia University guts programs, decimates staff in new budget | Working People

The world of higher education has been in shock this past week after West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee announced plans to dramatically cut academic programs and jobs in the coming year. If WVU…

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