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The Stand (Washington Labor News)
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99% of UW Academic Student Employees OK strike
University of Washington ASE collective bargaining agreement expires on April 30 The following is from UAW Local 4121: SEATTLE (April 29, 2024) — With 3,040 total UW Academic Student Employee members voting, 3,013 (99.11%) voted a resounding “yes” to authorize their bargaining team to call for a strike if circumstances justify. ASEs at the […] The post 99% of UW Academic Student Employees OK strike appeared first on The STAND. |
DemocracyNow!
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Rabbi Alissa Wise & Israeli-Born Novelist Ayelet Waldman Arrested Trying to Bring Food to Gaza
Israeli police arrested seven rabbis and Israeli activists Friday at the Gaza border during an action that accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war against Palestinians. The delegation of Rabbis for Ceasefire carried bags of food to the Erez crossing between Israel and northern Gaza amid reports that famine is imminent for more than 1 million Palestinians in Gaza. “It is incredibly important that those of us who have privilege use that privilege to call attention to this ongoing catastrophe,” says Ayelet Waldman, one of the seven people arrested Friday. Waldman emphasizes that her “mildly uncomfortable” arrest pales in comparison to the violence and repression encountered daily by Palestinian detainees. “Right now what matters is stopping the starvation and murder of millions of people in Gaza,” she says. The action was planned to mark the tradition of Passover, which celebrates the Jewish exodus from slavery in biblical Egypt. “What does it mean to sit around a table and celebrate freedom when in our names a forced starvation and a mass murder is taking place?” asks our other guest, Rabbi Alissa Wise, a founder and organizer with Rabbis for Ceasefire and the former co-executive director of Jewish Voice for Peace. |
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Gaza Freedom Flotilla: Activists Blocked from Sailing to Gaza But Vow to Keep Trying to Break Siege
Hundreds of activists aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla were blocked in Turkey on Saturday as they attempted to set sail for the besieged Palestinian territory with 5,500 tons of aid. Organizers say Guinea-Bissau withdrew its flagged ships under pressure from Israel and the United States. The Gaza Freedom Flotilla brings together a “cross-section of humanity” in hundreds of community leaders from all walks of life to raise awareness of Israel’s blockade of Gaza and rally support for its end. “We are determined to stop this by direct action” where international governments “have sadly failed,” says one of the organizers of the Freedom Flotilla, the Palestinian American human rights attorney Huwaida Arraf. “This is not the end. We are pursuing this legally and politically,” she says about this latest “minor setback.” Arraf was part of the previous iteration of the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, in which 10 participants were killed in an attack from the Israeli Navy when it raided the ships in international waters. |
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Headlines for April 29, 2024
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Washington State News
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Red-hot Braves turn to Max Fried in opener vs. Mariners
(Photo credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports)
With Spencer Strider sidelined for the season following elbow surgery, Max Fried has stepped back into the role of the ace of the Atlanta Braves.
Fried is scheduled to start Monday night as the Braves open a three-game interleague series against the host Seattle Mariners.
The left-hander is 2-0 with a 1.77 ERA in three starts since Strider's surgery, including a three-hit shu
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Fishing historian Garry Kerr says watching the Tacoma return was emotional.
Fishing historian Garry Kerr says watching the Tacoma return was emotional.
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Coming off loss, Dodgers hopeful Freddie Freeman found swing
(Photo credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports)
Freddie Freeman's power stroke has been missing for the bulk of the 2024 season.
But Freeman finally hit his second homer of the season on Sunday and he looks to inflict more damage when the Los Angeles Dodgers visit the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.
In the opener of a three-game series, the Dodgers will send left-hander James Paxton (2-0, 2.61 ERA) to the mound, wh
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Portland Business News
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Five Things to know for this week: Plexus, BowFlex and retail outlook
Here's what you may have missed during your busy last week, and what's happening as we nudge into May.
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Seattle Times Opinion
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Idaho Republican legislators wouldn’t fix abortion law. It’s up to the Supreme Court
Idaho’s Republican legislators have been way too cavalier and high-handed about this problem, burying their heads in the sand and refusing to fix it. |
NYT Politics
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Koch Group Attacks Biden on the Economy, Hoping to Engage Latino Voters
Libre, an arm of the conservative network, is set to spend millions of dollars on outreach and advertising as Republicans seek to expand inroads with Hispanic voters.
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