Coal may be dying, but it’s also taking an entire new generation of workers out along with it. Black lung—an entirely preventable occupational disease—is back with a vengeance, and it's killing younger miners, faster.
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some of us are 35, Nathan
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People who go to shows just to stand in the back, not mosh, but make sure to take a video to post to Twitter to show they were there
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“A timely effort to illuminate our bloody, brilliant, shared history, and to inspire today's revolutionaries to keep pushing forward in the struggle, together.”
— Kelly, journalist & author of Fight Like Hell
Save 20% w/ coupon code JUNE until 7/1 pmpress.org/index.php?l=pr
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Hidden LGBTQ+ labor history: Annabelle Heckler’s new comic remembers R.J. Reynolds striker Moranda Smith, a sharecropper’s daughter who would become the first Black woman in the national leadership of a U.S. union.
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After insinuating that our picket will be "unsafe", our general manager hired Pinkerton security to surveil us. By standing directly over us. Often staring directly into our tent down at us. Thanks for the thinly veiled threat! #ToBeAPartner #StrikeWithPride
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Since I’ve seen some tweets on here by or about nonunion writers contemplating scabbing, here’s a little parable about why you shouldn’t:
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Today, we, the workers of REI Union SoHo, are launching the REI Union Hardship Fund (RUHF.) Since REI cut our pay on June 1st in an act of retaliation against our unionizing efforts, many of us at REI SoHo are now on the brink of extreme hardship.
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Supporting the striking workers, Kimberly. 🐀
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Hi guys!
I’m on set of AHS and we have some time between shots. What are you all up to????
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The protest has been postponed due to inclement weather! See y’all next week:
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With Thunder, lightning, and flash flood warnings in the forecast, we’re postponing our dance party. We keep us safe!
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Tonight’s protest on Market St. has been postponed due to the weather—come ready to dance on June 29 in front of at 6pm!
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With Thunder, lightning, and flash flood warnings in the forecast, we’re postponing our dance party. We keep us safe!
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As union members and transportation professionals, we know that regulations save lives. The horrific implosion of the OceanGate submersible vessel is a stark reminder of the constant need for safety vigilance.
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Oh my god these numbers are SO UGLY, UPS is so deeply unserious
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Moms for Liberty is a hate group. is hosting them next week for a welcome event.
I'm proud to join , , , , and in urging the Museum to cancel this event and stay true to its stated values.
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Two things here:
The American mental picture of what a sweatshop looks like hasn't evolved for 40 years, while the tech and ability to exploit has.
If I'm looking for honest conditions in a prison, getting a guided tour from the warden isn't the best approach
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I was at a loss for words honestly 
they took her to the model unit equivalent of the sweatshops like this can’t be
they took her to the model unit equivalent of the sweatshops like this can’t be
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We’ve heard countless stories about women almost dying when hospitals denied them emergency abortions.
But we’re not grappling with the thousands of people unable to get abortions and forced to give birth. Those are also horror stories. Me in
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