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Jeremy Brecher's excellent history and analysis of the wave of sitdown strikes in US from 1933-1937 from their origins amongst Akron rubber workers to the great Flint sitdown strike and to their eventual co-optation by the CIO unions and subsequently in part the employers.

Staughton Lynd's speech at the 2005 IWW Centenary in Chicago, Illinois.

Tim Smith failed to live up to the spiritual example of the ultimate conservative hard nut, former Victorian premier Sir Henry Bolte: Deny everything.

In the run-up to municipal elections, the National Homeless Network has compiled a Homeless Manifesto to ensure the needs of the destitute are prioritised. Prompted by the document, Maverick Citizen took to the streets to ask homeless persons what issues they want local government to address

Extratime is the leading provider of information on the League of Ireland. Established in 2008 and run as a volunteer driven portal, the enterprise has gained recognition domestically and internationally as a provider of accurate,innovative and timely news and statistics on the Irish domestic league and associated events such as international fixtures. League of Ireland, Womens National League, Irish Football, Domestic and International.

Extratime is the leading provider of information on the League of Ireland. Established in 2008 and run as a volunteer driven portal, the enterprise has gained recognition domestically and internationally as a provider of accurate,innovative and timely news and statistics on the Irish domestic league and associated events such as international fixtures. League of Ireland, Womens National League, Irish Football, Domestic and International.

Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images NY Post | Peter Botte: The Yankees have officially placed Gio Urshela on the injured list with a strained hamstring. Aaron Boone said the third baseman underwent an MRI and it’s labeled as a Grade 1 or Grade 2 strain. “He’ll continue to ramp up here in the next couple of days,” Boone said. “Hopefully it will be just another week or eight days or so.” NJ.com | Brendan Kuty: The Yankees made a whole bunch of roster moves after both Gerri...

Posted By: chrismaslen June 9, 2021 @ 6:15 am Local News, News Bruce Ramsay, Head Coach for the Wichita Thunder, is the recipient of the 2020-2021 John Brophy Award for ECHL’s Coach of the Year. The John Brophy Award is the trophy presented each year to the ECHL coach selected to have contributed the most to his team’s success as selected in a vote of ECHL coaches, broadcasters, and media members. The award is named f...

Cape magistrate to decide on group’s eviction from City’s land on June 28 Share Cape Town - A group of people calling themselves the Willow Arts Collective who have been living on the land where the former SA National Circus School stood, next to Hartleyvale Stadium in Observatory, will have to wait until June 28 to hear their fate in their case against the City. During the hearing at the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court Willow Arts Collective advocate Zeynab Titus argued for an appl...

George Armstrong, Who Led Toronto to 4 Stanley Cup Titles, Dies at 90 A seven-time All-Star and the longtime captain of the Maple Leafs, he was one of the first players of Indigenous descent to score in the N.H.L. George Armstrong, the captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs, in 1963 after the team won the Stanley Cup. He led the team to a total of four championships.Credit...Frank Grant/Toronto Star, via Getty Images Published Jan. 24, 2021Updated Feb. 22, 2021 George Armstrong, the Hockey Hall of ...