WEEK IN REVIEW: The UAW Stands Up to Corporate Greed

 

The Week in Review September 16, 2023 'A Watershed Moment': California Sues Big Oil Over Decades of Climate Destruction "California's move is an unmistakable sign that the wave of climate lawsuits against Big Oil will keep growing and that these polluters' days of escaping accountability for their lies are numbered." September 16, 2023 Sanders Sends Message to Big Three CEOs: 'Time for You to End Your Greed' "The CEOs of General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis and their major stockholders on Wall Street have got to understand: they cannot have it all," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "We refuse to live in an oligarchy." September 15, 2023 'This Is Our Defining Moment': UAW Launches Historic Strikes Against Big Three Automakers "The money is there, the cause is righteous, the world is watching, and the UAW is ready to stand up," said Shawn Fain, the union's president. September 14, 2023 Clinging to Trumpian Lies, Wisconsin GOP Tries to 'Illegally Fire' Election Chief One expert said Republicans are using "extreme tactics" like the Senate vote and threats of impeaching a state Supreme Court justice "to subvert fair elections and maintain anti-democratic grip on power." September 14, 2023 Six Out of Nine Planetary Boundaries Already Crossed, Study Warns "This update on planetary boundaries clearly depicts a patient that is unwell," said one scientist. September 13, 2023 Progressive Groups Unveil 'Rural New Deal' to 'Reverse Decades of Economic Decline' "Addressing the problems and concerns of rural America, isn't just the right thing to do, it is essential for the health of our nation," said the head of Progressive Democrats of America. September 12, 2023 Minnesota Voters File 14th Amendment Suit to Keep Trump Off Ballot "Donald Trump engaged in an insurrection in an effort to overthrow our democracy," said one of the petitioners. "We must enforce the Constitution to make sure he never has the opportunity to do so again."

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