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Corporate landlords aggressively pursued COVID-related government assistance, with at least 197 of them garnering $320 million in federal COVID subsidies. These 197 subsidy-rich corporate landlords collectively filed at least 5,381 evictions between March 16th and October 13th. Corporate landlords leading in evictions and receiving federal assistance include: Ventron Management (1,017… Read More»
Photo credit: Fédération de l'Hôtellerie de la Restauration et du Tourisme and Organisation Nationale des Syndicats Libres de Guinée
On December 2, 2020, the International Union of Food, Farm & Hotel Workers (IUF) held their first-ever virtual rally. Dozens from across the world attended to shine a spotlight on a union fight at the Marriott-Sheraton Grand Conakry located in Conakry, Guinea, the West African country’s capital city. The hotel only opened… Read More»
About this event (español debajo) With the stakes being as high as they are, voter suppression already more rampant than ever, and the nationalist right emboldened by conspiracy theorists and the President himself, we can’t depend on anyone else ensuring people are able to vote freely and safely. Election Defenders… Read More»
It’s time to face facts. Whether it is in the workplace or at the ballot box, democracy is losing. Unions — once a cornerstone of economic democracy — are highly popular, but corporate greed and union busting have forced the percentage of people in labor unions to plummet. At the… Read More»
A message from leaders of Portland Jobs With Justice By Rev. Cecil Charles Prescod and Will Layng Every day and night over the last two months, Portland, Oregon– our city and home–has seen mass protests against police brutality in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna… Read More»
Members of the One Percent, such as former restauranteur Andrew Puzder, have urged Congress to let the $600 a week unemployment supplement Congress enacted as part of the CARES Act expire on schedule on July 31. They argue, in Puzder’s words that “this $600 per week bonus is discouraging work” for low-wage earners. No one receiving unemployment benefits will make themselves rich on… Read More»
Redlining. Predatory lending. Evictions. Housing practices, based on structural racism and in service of white supremacy, continue to determine who gets a home and where. Over the coming weeks, the United States will face a housing crisis deeper than any seen in the last hundred years, one that will once… Read More»