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Kenya: Wilson Sossion Cautions KNUT, Explains Why He Wept

[Nation] Former Kenya National Union of Teachers Secretary-General (Knut) Wilson Sossion has warned that the new Knut leadership could be walking into a trap in pay rise talks with the employer, as he revealed why he cried when he resigned on the eve of elections.

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In the article below Clarence Lang, an associate professor of African and African American Studies at the University of Kansas describes his book, Grassroots at the Gateway which explores the changes in 20th Century St. Louiss political, economic, and social landscape and how those changes both

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Smith, E. June (1900-1982)

E. June Smith, a prominent leader in Seattle’s civil rights movement, was born in Cairo, Illinois in 1900 and worked as a secretary in St. Louis. Smith came to Seattle with her husband Roscoe O. Smith, a railroad porter, in 1941. Soon after her arrival, she worked as an insurance agent and, in

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Australian State Of New South Wales Paramedics To Strike Despite Order – The Omaha Star

The paramedics will skip out on all but the most urgent, life-threatening jobs on June 10 in protest against their wages. The post Australian State Of New South Wales Paramedics To Strike Despite Order appeared first on Zenger News.

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Nigerian health workers in new strike over hazard pay | News24

Nigerian health workers launched a strike Monday over pay, Covid-19 bonuses and inadequate facilities, union leaders said, in the latest work stoppage in the West African country.

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McGee, Henry Wadsworth, Sr. (1910-2000)

The first African American Postmaster of a major postal facility, Henry W. McGee, Sr. was born in Hillsboro, Texas, in 1910, and moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1927. McGee was the first person to rise from the ranks of letter carriers to achieve the status of Postmaster, a post to which he was

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The Southern Negro Youth Congress: A Participant Recalls Its Past

In the article below historian Gwendolyn Midlo Hall recounts her role as a founder of the New Orleans Youth Congress and the early years of the Southern Negro Youth Congress. This account is part of her soon to be published

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Academic staff against proposed amendments to Labour Relations Act

Chancellor College Academic Staff Union (CCASU) has become the latest movement to oppose the controversial amendments to the Labour Relations Act, arguing that the proposed laws are aimed at empowering employees to mute their workers during difficult times. CCASU President Dr Tiyesere Chikapa has

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Malawi: Employer's Consultative Association of Malawi Supports Deduction of Wages of Workers On Strike

[Nyasa Times] Tonse Alliance government's stand to amend the Labour Relations laws continues to attract mixed reactions with the Employer's Consultative Association of Malawi (ECAM) supporting the contentious proposal that will mandate employers to deduct wages of an employee on strike.

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Chicago schools reopening uncertain as union talks continue - Black News Channel

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A plan to reopen Chicago schools remained in limbo as last-minute negotiations over COVID-19 safety measures with the teachers' union stretched into Sunday, amplifying the possibility of a strike. Roughly 62,000 students and about 10,000 teachers and

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CHRR fears Tonse Alliance Govt bent on thwarting workers’ rights through proposed amendments to Labour Relations Act

Malawi’s one of the longest human rights watchdogs, the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR), has expressed fear that the proposed amendments to the Labour Relations Act could result into violation of workers’ rights. Today in Parliament, the Deputy Minister of Labour, Vera

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Zimbabwe: Workers' Miseries to Follow Them Into 2021 - ZCTU

[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has lamented the continued impoverishment of employees saying workers will face a gloomy festive season with their miseries set to spill over into 2021.

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All Guyanese must help to contain COVID-19 spread - FITUG - Stabroek News

The rising number of COVID-19 infections coupled with the high death rate for the month of March has drawn the attention of the umbrella trade union body FITUG. The article All Guyanese must help to contain COVID-19 spread - FITUG appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Employer's Consultative Association of Malawi supports deduction of wages of workers on strike

Tonse Alliance government's stand to amend the Labour Relations laws continues to attract mixed reactions with the Employer's Consultative Association of Malawi (ECAM) supporting the contentious proposal that will mandate employers to deduct wages of an employee on strike. The Industrial Relations

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Dems draw on civil rights history to push Amazon union vote - TheGrio

Some Democratic members of Congress and national union leaders on Friday sought to rustle up support for unionizing a massive... View Article The post Dems draw on civil rights history to push Amazon union vote appeared first on TheGrio.

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More people are moving to find work or start businesses - study | News24

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John Kennedy’s Executive Order 10925 (1961)

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Scott, Tyree (1940-2003)

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George Aladwa backs renaming of street after Francis Atwoli

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Building trades unions won’t disclose racial data - The Bay State Banner

Enforcing requirements that people of color work on construction jobs is made more difficult by building trades unions’ refusal to keep or share data on the race of their members. The post Building trades unions won’t disclose racial data appeared first on The Bay State Banner.

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MLK Labor Council Kicks Out Seattle Police Officers' Guild

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Randolph, Asa Philip

Randolph, Asa Philip, 1889–1979, U.S. labor leader, b. Crescent City, Fla., attended the College of the City of New York. As a writer and editor of the black magazine The Messenger, which he helped to found, Randolph became interested in the labor movement. In 1917 he organized a small union of

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Amid Uprisings, Schools Consider Terminating Their Contracts With Police

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