Alliance Union

Fall strike wave pits workers against corporate unions

The working class in the United States is entering a head-on conflict with the AFL-CIO union bureaucracy, which is doing all it can to block the development of the biggest wave of strikes in decades. John Deere Workers Strike (UAW Local 838) Tomorrow, the United Auto Workers union forces 10,100 striking John Deere workers to vote on a six-year deal ...

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Minority-owned clinical consulting firm ClinArk partners with community leaders to host Black Tie event in fight against sickle cell disease

DAYTON, Ohio, November 8, 2021 / PRNewswire / – ClinArk, a clinical consulting firm that helps healthcare companies and contract research organizations achieve clinical feasibility, sponsors the company’s 2021 Inaugural Holiday Arts Gala to help raise awareness and the fight against sickle cell disease. Connect and shape a more inclusive clinical research industry. Chairman and CEO of ClinArk, Adam brown, ...

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Thousands of California Kaiser nurses and healthcare workers plan to strike

A union representing thousands of Kaiser Permanente employees on Thursday gave 10 days’ notice to one of the country’s largest healthcare providers, saying they will go on strike from November 15. United Nurses Associations of California / Union of Health Care Professionals strike against Kaiser Permanente’s proposals to “lower wages for current employees and cut wages for new workers during ...

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Kaiser’s healthcare workers go on strike

Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers in Southern California sent strike notice to executives on Thursday, informing them of their intention to go on an indefinite strike from November 15 over disputes over a new contract. Up to 28,400 healthcare workers, including a large contingent of nurses, could leave their jobs in southern California. 3,400 more are expected to strike in Oregon. ...

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In Iraq, allegations of electoral fraud fuel uncertainty, divisions

BAGHDAD – More than three weeks after the Iraqis voted in parliamentary elections, pro-Iranian Shiite militias who have emerged as the biggest losers are still rejecting the outcome of the vote, plunging the country into political uncertainty and crisis. Militia supporters have pitched tents near the entrance to Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone in an ongoing sit-in, threatening violence unless ...

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Union asks Biden administrator for help in Charleston harbor dispute

A sign shows the location of a new South Carolina Ports Authority terminal named in honor of longtime State Senator Hugh Leatherman on Monday, October 25, 2021, in North Charleston, SC Currently, the International Longshoremen’s Association is appealing to the Biden administration for help in resolving a labor dispute at the terminal. (AP Photo / Meg Kinnard) Meg Kinnard PA ...

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“Rust” Tragedy Highlights Challenges of Low Budget Movies

To consumers, today’s entertainment landscape can feel like a kind of digital nirvana, an endless all-you-can-eat buffet in which every conceivable form of entertainment is just a click away. The tragic death last week of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set in New Mexico of Alec Baldwin’s movie “Rust” – coming just days after a strike threat from the International ...

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Poland envisages a “radical” reinforcement of its army

Posted on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 | 11:35 Updated 57 minutes ago WARSAW, Poland (AP) – The leader of Poland’s ruling party on Tuesday presented plans for a homeland defense bill which he says aims to “radically” strengthen the military as the country faces to migratory pressure from its eastern neighbor, Belarus. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Deputy Prime Minister who is arguably ...

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