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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights in the United States
This year the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People celebrates its 100th anniversary.  In the article below historian Susan Bragg provides a brief introduction to the history of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the oldest continually
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Massive savings for 2-in-1 election
TAXPAYERS COULD see a huge windfall of nearly $750 million if Jamaica holds both the local government and general elections
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Pay cuts as business slumps in private hospitals
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Labour Ministry’s challenge is to transform the industrial relations climate - Stabroek News
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Nigeria: Petrol Price Cut - Oil Marketers Still Sell At N170 Per Litre - Investigation
[Vanguard] Barely a week after the Federal Government had slashed the price of petrol from N170 to N162.44 per litre, oil marketers continue to sell the product at N170, according to Vanguard investigation.
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George Aladwa backs renaming of street after Francis Atwoli
Aladwa said Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Atwoli fit the stature of having his name on a road.
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OWTU bankrupt? It's fake news, says union official - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) is not bankrupt as a message circulating on social media is purporting. The OWTU has dismissed the virtually transmitted message as 'fake news.' The image shows a photograph of the union's Paramount Building headquarters located at Circular Road, San F
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The Moynihan Report (1965)
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Namibia: Napwu Accuses NBC of Malice
[New Era] Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) says Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) does not have the workers' best interest at heart, as they are not putting their plight first.
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Unions Rally to Defund Police and Call for OPOA to Embrace Reform Unions Rally to Defund Police and Call for OPOA to Embrace Reform
Approximately 150 union members and community leaders rallied June 17 at the Oakland Police Officers Association (OPOA, the police officer’s union) at 555 5th Street in Oakland to demand
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Amid Uprisings, Schools Consider Terminating Their Contracts With Police
In Minneapolis, where protests exploded after a police officer killed local resident George Floyd, the school board voted Tuesday evening in favor of a resolution to cut ties with the police
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Tunisia: UGTT Against Cut of Workers' Wages As Part of Austerity Policy Adopted By Government (Hfaiedh Hfaiedh)
Tunis/Tunisia — The Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) rejects the cut of wages for the public sector and civil service employees as part of the austerity policy adopted by the government, UGTT Deputy Secretary-General Hfaiedh Hfaiedh said on
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Nigeria: ASUU Accuses Govt of Victimisation Over Unpaid Salaries
[Leadership] Ibadan -- The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the federal government and the office of the Accountant General of the Federation of victimising her members through refusal to pay them salaries running between two to 10 months despite suspending the strike on "no
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In Dec. 2003 President Conté was reelected to a third term. In April 2004, after two months on the job, Prime Minister Lonseny Fall resigned and went into exile, claiming that the president would not allow him to govern effectively. President Conté is in poor health, and many fear a power struggle
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DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines has banned a man who was kicked off a plane for refusing to wear a face covering, among the first such incidents since airlines promised to step up enforcement of their mask
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Brown, Cora Mae (1914-1972)
Cora Mae Brown was part of a generation of African American women who translated their community work into political struggle during the first half of the twentieth century.  Born in 1914 in Bessemer, Alabama, Brown’s family migrated to Detroit, Michigan when she was eight years old.  There she was
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Kenya: Union Holds Elections Against the Backdrop of a Two-Year Salary Review Freeze
[Nation] The Universities Academic Staff Union (Uasu) will hold its national elections today after the 14-day extension granted to allow delegates from the University of Nairobi to participate in the poll.
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Seattle Civic Unity Committee
The Seattle Civic Unity Committee was formed by Seattle Mayor William F. Devin in 1944 in response to rising racial tension in the city.  During World War II Seattle, like other west coast cities, received an influx of African Americans raising its black population from 3,789 in 1940 to over 10,000
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Gov't urged to show seriousness by ratifying ILO convention
Veteran trade unionist Danny Roberts has called on the Government to swiftly ratify the International Labour Organization (ILO) convention to end violence and harassment in the workplace, as a further demonstration of Jamaica's commitment to the global anti-sexual harassment
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Jim Crow laws
Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. Enacted by white Democratic-dominated state legislatures in the late 19th century after the Reconstruction period, these laws continued to be enforced until 1965. They mandated de jure racial
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Unions push back at lay-off extension lobby
Intense lobbying by the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) and the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) to have the 120-day cap on lay-offs extended is likely to run into gusty headwinds, with trade unions pushing back at the move. The...
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Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin (/ˈ b aɪ ər d/; March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987) was an American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights. He was born and raised in Pennsylvania, where his family was involved in civil rights work. In 1936, he moved to Harlem, New York
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Mrvan wins Democratic race in bid to succeed Visclosky | The Crusader Newspaper Group
North Township Trustee Frank J. Mvran emerged victorious in Indiana’s Primary, beating a crowded field of 14 Democratic candidates seeking to replace longtime Congressman Pete Visclosky in the First Congressional District in the U.S. House of
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(1980) Thomas Sowell, “Politics and Opportunity: Background”
In December 1980, shortly after former California Governor Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States, the Institute for Contemporary Studies, a California-based public policy institute (think tank) sponsored the Black Alternatives Conference at the Fairmont Hotel in San
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Women Work Longer, Sleep Less Due to Covid-19
“The COVID 19 pandemic has aggravated the existing conditions for women, who are discriminated against in all sectors,” said Dr. Beatrice Duncan, Policy Advisor, Rule of Law, UN Women, at a May 22 briefing organized by Ethnic Media
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Nehawu threaten national strike should list of demands not be met
Nehawu marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday 3 September to hand over a list of demands for healthcare workers.
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Patrice Lumumba
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(1948) Harry S. Truman, “Special Message to the Congress on Civil Rights”
By 1947 the question of black civil rights in the South had become a national issue when a committee President Harry S. Truman appointed to study the issue called for legislation which among other things would to protect voting rights for Southern blacks and provide federal protection against
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Chuck under fire
JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck yesterday drew harsh criticism from the public following comments he made while agreeing with a recommendation that a one-year cap be instituted on the period for reporting sexual harassment
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Trade Unions condemn Republic Bank vaccination policy - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trade Unions, including JTUM, NATUC and FITUN are standing in solidarity with the Banking Insurance and General Workers’ Union as they condemn a move to impose a policy on staff which requires them to produce a negative PCR test on a fortnightly basis. In a statement on Monday, the Trade Union
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