In 2020, Amazon opened a new warehouse in Bessemer, AL. Jennifer Bates believed the warehouse would bring economic growth to the city and got a job there would give her more time to spend with her grandchildren according to CNN. A year later Bates, had no clue she’d end up testifying to Congress about her […]
Dora Lee Jones helped establish the Domestic Workers’ Union in Harlem in 1934, which is believed to be a stepping stone in ending domestic slavery. The group was first began by a group from Finland and African-Americans in California, who saw the necessity for a fight against the exploitation of Black domestic workers. The Union members […]
Organizers trying to form the first union at an Amazon warehouse are getting support from another big name: Black Lives Matter. The group plans to hold an event Saturday near the warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, making it the latest high-profile supporter of the union push, which is the biggest in Amazon’s nearly 30-year history. Most […]
A police union in Philadelphia has demanded its members be paid to wear body cameras. The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 has requested a 5 percent “accountability pay” increase, along with other demands, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Those additional demands include pay for living within city limits, a clothing and maintenance allowance, and triple […]
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