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Local legislators support bill to grant driver's licenses regardless of immigration status

Legislator Anna Kelles, who worked on the resolution, said the bill being considered are not intended fix anything...

03/6/2019 | The Ithaca Voice

Activists Deliver 750,000+ Petition Signatures Urging the Senate to Revoke Trump's National Emergency Declaration

The petition signatures were collected by CREDO, Public Citizen, Color Of Change, Win Without War, United We Dream,...

03/6/2019 | Common Dreams

Legislators urge state to 'double down' on funding for water infrastructure improvements

With a resolution passed Tuesday, Tompkins County legislators are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state leaders to "double...

03/6/2019 | The Ithaca Voice

JPMorgan Chase Stops Funding Private Prison Companies, and Immigration Activists Applaud

Ana Maria Archila is the co-executive director for the Center for Popular Democracy, a national network of community...

03/6/2019 | The New York Times | Civic Engagement, Holding Wall Street Accountable

Moms Celebrate That JPMorgan Chase Will No Longer "Bank the Private Prison Industry"

Members of MomsRising signed thousands of petitions and delivered letters to their local Chase bank branches from coast...

03/6/2019 | Latino Rebels | Holding Wall Street Accountable
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03/6/2019

The Marxist Roots of "Medicare for All"

The Marxist Roots of "Medicare for All"

Jayapal was surrounded by more than 100 supporters, many from groups such as National Nurses United, the Center for...

03/6/2019 | The Epoch Times | Civic Engagement

What Retail Workers Say About Technology Potentially Eliminating Their Jobs

Two out of three retail workers believe that technology will eventually replace some of their job responsibilities,...

03/5/2019 | Fortune | Restoring a Fair Workweek

"The Time for Medicare for All Has Come": Jayapal Unveils Visionary Bill to Remake US Healthcare System

Organizations and labor unions backing the bill—including Public Citizen, National Nurses United, Center for Popular...

03/5/2019 | Common Dreams | Civic Engagement

"People Power Beats Corporate Greed": After Years of Pressure, JPMorgan Agrees to Divest from Private Prisons

Make the Road NY, the Center for Popular Democracy, and New York Communities for Change were among the organizations...

03/5/2019 | Common Dreams | Civic Engagement, Holding Wall Street Accountable
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03/5/2019

Stable work schedules mean better sleep for retail workers

Stable work schedules mean better sleep for retail workers

The researchers’ work was supported by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Washington Center for Equitable...

03/5/2019 | UChicago News | Restoring a Fair Workweek

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Perkins was a key writer of New Deal policies. Known as an expert on health and safety policy reforms in New York state, Frances Perkins was tapped by Franklin Delano Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor in his cabinet - the first woman to serve.

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Frances Perkins was born in a world on fire. In the early 1900s Robber Barons didn’t care about workers rights or the safety of children that worked in their factories. “Safety laws” as we know them today didn’t exist- and the wealthy actively fought against them.

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