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News from Wednesday, April 6 about working people standing together in Washington state and across the nation.

Portland, Oregon  A rowdy crowd rallied March 26 outside a Starbucks store in Portland, Oregon, where workers are trying to unionize. Workers from a number of other unions spoke in support of the Starbucks workers; they included representatives of Oregon Coalition of Black Trade Unionists and mechanics at Jim Fisher…

The sun is out, and I’m back from a week off to shine some bright news upon your beautiful faces! Let’s get into it. New report on workers’ wages: Oxfam America blew the horn on income inequality, reporting that nearly a third of American workers earn less than $15 per hour. As we know, that isn’t enough to rent a two-bedroom apartment in any city in the U.S. To no one's surprise, these workers making...

Serving you up an absolute feast of labor news this week, folks. Belly up to the table and unhook that belt: It’s time to eat. Star-bucks round-up, clap clap clap-clap-clap: Three more Starbucks stores filed to unionize, and the Cooper Point location in Olympia announced they’ll be doing so as well. Steven Greenhouse, former NYT reporter, shared some of the strategies Starbucks management is using to break the unions: Three Ugly Starbucks Strategies:1) After the...

With a special regular season coming to a close, Amari Cooper and Dak Prescott talked about the importance of maximizing this team’s potential.