February 2022

February 25, 2022

Sidney’s Picks: Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

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Judge Brown Jackson by Innisfree987, Wikimedia Commons.

The Best of the Week’s News:

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, if confirmed she will be the first Black woman to sit on the high court. (CNN)
Arrest of Amazon union organizer dropping off lunch may have violated labor laws. (Reuters)
After public outcry, the Associated Press nixes plans to sell a photo of migrants at sea as a non-fungible token or NFT. (Guardian)
Flight attendants’ union pushes Biden administration to extend airline mask mandate. (NYT)
An Outlook crash causes Starbucks’ lawyers to miss a key filing deadline in their union-busting campaign. (Verge)
Austin grand jury indicts at least 19 police officers for excessive use of force during protests in 2020. (KVUE)

February 19, 2022

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North-east edge of Confederation Square in Ottawa, Canada during the Freedom Convoy 2022 protests, Jan 31, Wikimedia Commons.

The Best of the Week’s News:

Bolstered by Trudeau’s declaration of national emergency, authorities begin the task of clearing the trucks that have laid siege to Canada’s capital. (Ottawa Citizen)
Genius Bar: Will Apple’s 65,000 retail employees get a union? (WaPo)
“The Great Resignation” offers challenges and opportunities for labor. (NYT)
The latest on the historic nationwide push to unionize Starbucks. (Yahoo, Eater)
With the horse long gone, Durham closes the barn door. (WaPo)

February 11, 2022

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Used with the kind permission of Starbucks worker Adrienne Danielle.

The Best of the Week’s News:

Workers at three New York Starbucks locations seek to unionize as the movement surges nationwide after the firing of seven organizers in Memphis. (Eater, Guardian, WaPo)
The real reason the US doesn’t have enough truckers. (NYT, Prospect)
Bleach-drinking bishop appears to be peddling his toxic “cure” from inside Colombian prison. (Vice)
Biden is doing his best for unions, but it’s not enough without Congress. (New Republic)

February 4, 2022

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Best of the Week’s News:

“The hardest working man in China” came to symbolize economic inequality. (NYT)
The hidden costs of “containerization” (Prospect)
Amazon workers at a second Staten Island warehouse file a petition for a union election. (CNBC)
Map: Where are Starbucks workers organizing? (More Perfect Union)
Anti-vax “truckers” invade Ottawa, desecrate war memorials, and harass residents. (BlogTO)
Mississippi’s only class on Critical Race Theory challenges students’ preconceptions. (MS Today)