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Columbus Starbucks Workers at Two Stores File For Union Elections, Becoming 19th and 20th to Unionize in Massive Week of Filings
Central Ohio Starbucks workers at Neverland Drive and East Broad filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today, joining 18 other Starbucks stores across the country that also filed this week. The…
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Does Israel Intend to Kill Them All?
Despite President Biden's weak proposal for a ceasefire and a solution to Israel's genocide of Gaza, it appears that Benjamin (NutenYahoo) Netanyahu intends to kill them all if he can. At the same time, it is clear that Israel is nowhere close to…
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Free Palestine Coalition Condemns Pink-Washing and Calls for Boycott of Queer Organizations Funded by Weapons and Fossil Fuel Industries
A grassroots coalition of queer and trans people of color, anti-Zionist Jews, and community organizers demands an end to the Israeli pink-washing of the genocide against Palestinians. The Free Palestine Coalition calls for a boycott of…
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A major victory for the Ohio Coalition to End Qualified Immunity
In 2020, following the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, local activists were pressing Columbus City Council to pass policy which would rein in one of the nation’s worst law enforcement agencies when it comes to excessive and unwarranted use of…
// Opinion