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Extraordinary heat July 6, 2021 The end of June saw temperatures soar all around the United States, with historic heatwaves in the Pacific Northwest and excessive heat advisories, watches and warnings elsewhere. The heat is not just uncomfortable, it’s deadly, buckling roads and melting bridges, with temperatures climbing over 120 degrees in Death Valley, California and British Columbia. While the 100 million computer workers in this country are more likely to be able to work safely indoors...

Rosenworcel Gets Labor Union Endorsement for Permanent FCC Chair Posted on Share Home » Rosenworcel Gets Labor Union Endorsement for Permanent FCC Chair Five key labor unions sent a letter to President Biden this week urging him to change Jessica Rosenworcel’s status from acting FCC chair to permanent. “Her focus on greater opportunity, accessibility and affordability in our communications services and her tireless advocacy on behalf of workers, educators, students, families and co...

Bronx native and Associate Campaigner at Change.org, Erni Poché, in the Sutton Place neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City on Wednesday, June 30. Late last year, Erni Poché took a temporary job with the petition website Change.org. The gig involved scouring the Internet for grassroots campaigns with the best chances of going viral then tapping the companys resources to boost their reach. "During the pandemic, I was just grateful to have a job," said Poché, who is 23 and lives in Manhatt...

NEA and AFL-CIO face staff revolt as staff denounces “anti-union tactics” Office staff at the Washington D.C. headquarters of the AFL-CIO union federation and the National Education Association (NEASO), the largest US teachers union, are locked in bitter struggle with union functionaries in its national headquarters over contract terms. Earlier this month members of the National Education Association Staff Organization (NEASO) voted overwhelmingly to strike NEA headquarters in Washington D....

Pro-union negotiations expansion stalls in NJ Legislature Published: June 27, 2021 From left, Liberty Justice Centers Director of Litigation Jacob Huebert, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, Liberty Justice Center founder and chairman John Tillman, and plaintiff Mark Janus walk out of the the Supreme Court (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) TRENTON – Government employers appear, at least for the time being, to have fought off legislation sought by public worker unions that would make more topics eligible for ...

The last few decades have seen enormous changes and restructuring of journalism and news reporting, especially at the local level. In the past, large daily newspapers assigned reporters to cover local news in small communities, providing timely coverage of current events in that area.

Labor leaders are outspending business and real estate-funded groups in a bid to sway the shape of the new Council. The biggest beneficiary of union spending: A Brooklyn candidate at the center of an armory development project fight.

Artificial intelligence can worsen systemic racism.

WASHINGTON—With a parade of progressive speakers, including Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon Whitehouse and Raphael Warnock, declaring U.S. democracy is in peril, a mass rally on Capitol Hill on June 9 opened a big final push to convince senators to pass the For The People Act.

Artificial intelligence is used in a host of algorithms in medicine, banking and other major industries. But as it has proliferated, studies have shown that AI can be biased against people of color.