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Archive: Feb 2024

  • Will Local 11 Condemn Its Ally’s Anti-Semitic Candidate?

    Posted on Feb 21, 2024 by LaborPains.org Team

    A key ally of Unite Here Local 11, the Democratic Socialists of America, Los Angeles (DSA-LA) recently endorsed a radical school board candidate who praised an anti-Semitic book and liked a speech that called Jews “satanic.” Kahllid Al-Alim, a candidate for the Los Angeles Unified School District Board and an SEIU 721 member, claimed in […]

  • Are Workers Really Better Off Under the “New” UAW?

    Posted on Feb 15, 2024 by Admin

    This month, the Center for Union Facts (CUF) launched the latest phase in its ongoing national education campaign focused on the United Auto Workers (UAW). The campaign initially aimed to shed light on a pattern of corruption within the UAW. Now, it has expanded to scrutinize the union’s new leadership (including president Shawn Fain), controversial stances […]