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UPS drivers are sharing the insane temperatures they work in every day, showing trucks with 100+ degree readings

“UPS CEOs would never accept working in 120 or 130-degree offices. Drivers shouldn’t have to either.”

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

UPS drivers record temperatures above 100F in trucks without air conditioning

Drivers post pictures of thermometers reaching 116F, 117F and 121F inside vehicles without air conditioning

The Guardian - US · Aug 3, 2022

Booming US cannabis industry seen as fertile ground for union expansion

‘Our phones are ringing off the hook,’ say organizers as workers seek to win good pay and conditions in newly legalized sector

The Guardian - US · Jul 31, 2022

The barista uprising: Coffee shop workers ignite a union renewal

Baristas at Starbucks as well as independently owned coffeehouses have driven a surge in union organizing. They see their activism as benefiting not just themselves, but working people broadly.

WEKU · Jun 30, 2022

Union rallies at Near West Side dispensary where workers claim they were fired for organizing efforts

“I worked 30 years of my life in management, so I was an ideal employee, I had ambitions to move up with Zen Leaf,” said Jim Doane, an organizing employee. “But I’m an old guy and I am tired of being bullied by the bosses. I showed up early, I…

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 29, 2022

Afternoon Edition: June 21, 2022

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Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2022

Former state Sen. Thomas Cullerton sentenced to one year in prison in federal embezzlement case

Prosecutors had asked the judge to give Cullerton up to 18 months in prison. The former senator’s defense attorney asked for probation and community service.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2022

Feds ask judge to send former state Sen. Thomas Cullerton to prison for up to 18 months in embezzlement case

Even though he had faced indictment since August 2019, the Villa Park Democrat held onto his seat until last February, resigning just before his attorney revealed his plans to plead guilty.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 8, 2022

AOC: "Student debt plan could be better"

"Just enough to anger the people against it *and* the people who need forgiveness the most," says AOC

Salon · May 28, 2022

Amazon shareholders approve $200M payout to CEO Jassy, reject worker safety, climate initiatives

At its annual meeting for shareholders, Amazon's investors approved a more than $200 million payout for CEO Andy Jassy and voted against 15 proposals asking the company to report on worker safety, climate goals, pay rates, use of its face recognition technology and its stance on workers' right to unionize.

Tribune News Service · May 26, 2022