Work

Class, Work

‘Class Struggle’: B.S. Or What?

By David Zink Like most survivors of our (mis)education system, you’ve probably been taught that in American and Canadian society the concept of ‘class’ is no longer ...

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Labor movement, News, Work

Strikes and Protests Continue in Kazakhstan

The following report of developments in western Kazakhstan is based on information from the Russian trade union website infoprof.ru. Strikes and protests of working people continue in ...

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Labor movement, Work

Dying From Overwork

Many workers are forced to work such long hours that they die from stroke or heart disease.

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Class, Environment, Housing, Work

Hanging Out Our Washing To Dry

Do you hang out your washing to dry in the sun and wind? Why do so few people in the US do this nowadays? Are there places where it is illegal?

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History, Labor movement, Work

Why Celebrate Labor Day?

Why do the United States and Canada commemorate Labor Day on the first Monday in September and not, as in many other countries, on the first of May?

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Work

Solidarity With Alabama Amazon Workers

About 6,000, mostly black, Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, AL form the AAWU and ask sympathizers to sign a petition against Amazon's union-busting abuses.

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Capitalism, Class, History, media, Politics, Work

The Myth of the Middle Class

In the 1950s there arose the myth of America as a 'middle-class society.' How has this myth developed since then? What relation does it have to reality?

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healthcare, media, Work

Why the Premature Reopening of the US Economy?

Why is Trump reopening the US economy -- and forcing Mexico to reopen its economy too -- when the pandemic is still on the rise?

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healthcare, Work

Nurses Refuse to Work Unprotected

Ten nurses have been suspended at Providence St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California for refusing to work without the protection of N95 respirator masks. Are they really in short supply?

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Book Review, Human Nature, Socialism, Work

William Morris and the Treasures of Early Socialism

What is the point of studying the history of early socialism? The understanding of what "socialism" itself means has changed radically in the subsequent years.

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