UK Port Workers Stand Up to the Global Supply Chain
On August 28, nearly 2,000 port workers in Felixstowe, the United Kingdom’s busiest port, concluded an 8-day strike that followed their rejection of a final offer from C.K. Hutchinson Holding, Ltd, the port operator. Because the port handles nearly one-third of all the U.K.’s trade, and an even larger percent of its trade with Asia, […]
Safety Meetings: Everything BUT Safety
Note: This article comes from the most recent edition of Speak Out Now’s BART Newsletter. BART is the commuter rail system that serves the Bay Area in Northern California. The “System Service” classification described in the article is the classification that cleans the stations. When BART workers raise safety issues that need addressing, they often fall […]
California Governor Newsom Intensifies Drug Overdose Crisis
On Monday, August 22, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill which would have legalized safe drug consumption sites in major cities in California. From a public health and “harm reduction” point of view, these sites, called “safe consumption sites,” are an extremely effective tool to help save lives and mitigate the worst effects of […]
Louisiana State Officials Order Death by Flooding for Opposing Abortion Ban
After the Dobbs decision came down from the Supreme Court in June, Louisiana has implemented one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in the nation. This ban has no exceptions even for rape or incest. The state recently even prevented a woman who was 10-weeks pregnant with a fetus with no skull (acrania) from aborting, […]