December 2022 | Hillman Foundation

Clear It With Sidney

The best of the week’s news by Lindsay Beyerstein

December 2022

Sidney's Picks: Labor Board Gets Tough on Employers Who Break the Law

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The Best of the Week’s News:

  • The National Labor Relations Board stiffens penalties for employers who break the law. (WaPo)
     
  • Starbucks workers plan three-day walkout starting Friday, the second major strike in a month. (NPR)
     
  • Twitter’s former head of trust and safety was forced to flee his home after Elon Musk falsely accused him of being a pedophile. Critical journalists kicked off the platform without notice. (CNN)
     
  • Solar and wind power poised to become the largest source of energy by 2025. (LA Times)
     
  • Mapping Mar-a-Lago: A potential playground for spies (NYT)

Sidney's Picks: NYT Staff Complete Historic 24-Hour Strike

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The Best of the Week’s News:

  • Staffers at the New York Times staged a historic 24-hour strike, seeking a fair share of the paper’s rising profits. (WaPo)
     
  • Reporters, editors, and columnists were joined on the NYT picket line by IT specialists, security guards, sales coordinators, and freelancers. (The City, The Nation)
     
  • Peter Baker and Micheal Shear of the NYT’s DC bureau scabbedyesterday’s strike. (NYMag) 
     
  • Students occupied a building at the New School  in support of a job action that has become the longest adjunct strike in U.S. history. (Teen Vogue)
     
  • A Miami judge has thrown out another voter fraud case brought by governor Ron DeSantis’ “election police.” (Miami Herald)

Sidney's Picks: Who Made Your World Cup Jersey?

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The Best of the Week’s News:

  • Garment workers in Myanmar make World Cup jerseys for less than $3/day. (NYT)
     
  • Why the railroads won’t give sick days: Understaffing (NY Mag)
     
  • How Germany remembers the Holocaust by Hillman Prize-winner Clint Smith. (Atlantic)
     
  • A new Hershel Walker ex comes forward to allege that he attacked her in a rage and blamed it on his multiple personality disorder. (Daily Beast)
     
  • French man, known as Mr. T, wins legal right not to be “fun” at work. (Insider)