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Were out of work was clearly pointing to japan and anybody who looked japanese, and so to our group. >> that was the smoking gun. >> that was the smoking gun. he had race on his mind. >> armed with this new information, they mobilized. it was a rallying cry for equality that united asians of different backgrounds. >> east asian, south asian, waiters and laundry workers, engineers and doctors all coming together to say we are asian american, too. this is right outside of the federal building and ...

The detailed official history of the strike, in which the city was taken over by the workers, by the History Committee of the General Strike Committee, March 1919 with a preface from Root and Branch in 1972.

Mr. evans say to mr. chin, because of you [ bleep ] were out of work. >> that was never part of the police record or the investigation. and she said i heard, its because of you mother fs that we are out of work, and was clearly pointing to japan and anybody that looked japanese. so to our group -- >> that was the smoking gun? >> that was the smoking gun. he had race on his mind. >> armed with this new information, they mobilized. it was a rallying cry for equality that united asuians of differen...

On Saturday hundreds of people, representing different unions, organizations, and labor campaigns, gathered at Union Square to celebrate May Day and later marched on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’s Midtown mansion. May 1st, also known as  International Workers Day, is an official holiday in much of the world outside the United States. The holiday’s origins date back to the May 1886 Haymarket Massacre in Chicago that saw police violently suppress the movement for an eight-hour work day. May Day vir...

Groundbreaking victory for Wash Supply workers By Mahoma López, LWC, and Yuriana Sanchez, LWC Leader On Jan. 29, the Laundromat Wash Supply workers scored a groundbreaking victory against their employer. For many years, the employees of Wash Supply have faced precarious working conditions at the workplace. The workers believed that the best tool they had to change the workplace was organizing and forming an independent labor association. In New York City and other parts of the country, the re...

This is the most recent one i made. its a bear claw. a little thunderbird in here. it takes me out of here. it relaxes me. its a good pastime. when i came to prison, i left behind a pregnant wife. now the mother of my son. right after he was born i saw him through the glass. i didnt get to hold him or nothing. i have to wait till i get out. thats my son ethan and my stepson sebastian. hes about 18 months old right now, and his name is ethan nomache, that means little man in indian. gives me hope...

They are literally sitting around in their homes with blankets and coats. a huge issue when you go through temperatures like we are feeling right now. >> so what are government officials doing about this, ted? >> reporter: they are opening up regulations. they are basically saying that some of the transportation guidelines and rules can be temporarily broken during these times of states of emergency, if you will. 20 plus states have those now in place to allow at least for the transport of propa...

Economics of it, that it will hurt businesses, particularly small businesses. they have to pay more to workers. thats a debate thats gone on forever and will continue to go on. its interesting that the speaker didnt specifically talk in this breakfast this morning about the substance of raising the minimum wanl. he was focused on the constitutional idea of the president using his executive power and not dealing with congress. so very interesting on that. one other thing i wanted to point out is ...

Speaker brought up carol, is emphasizing the fact this is about new federal contractors. he said this is going to affect zero people right now which is -- effectively true, but for people after this executive order assigned who do fit this category of new federal workers. they could see an increase and will see an increase in pay. >> here are two things. a recent poll came out. 73% of americans think the minimum wage should be raised for all workers. an abc poll said 52% of americans are in favo...

Maybe even pass it on to the federal government. that means you the taxpayer. here are the works that will most likely be affected according to the white house. talking kitchen and laundry workers, military bases, janitors in federal buildings, construction workers. this is what the president has promised more than a year, raise the wage where he has the ability to do it. not the regulations to raise minimum wage for everyone but in the narrow slice of control he has. >> now americans favor rais...