Social Justice

No $ for Workers As: Auto Giants Pay 1% in taxes Federal Taxes on $42 Billion in Profits

News, Social Justice, Worker exploitation / September 19, 2023

Auto Giants Refusing Union Demands Paid Just 1% in Federal Taxes on $42 Billion in Profits: Analysis “The tax system is rigged to benefit multinational corporations over the workers who keep them running.” BRETT WILKINS Sep 19, 2023 Despite reaping tens of billions of dollars in profits between them over the past five years, General Motors …

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Please Oppose AB 965 and AB 1065 (Preserve community input)

Community Rights, ICYMI, Social Justice / June 3, 2023

Please Oppose AB 965 and AB 1065 (Preserve community input in decisions about cell tower proliferation) From our friends at FACTS: Families Advocating for Chemical and Toxics Safety    Please join the many individuals and organizations signing on to this letter (see below) to oppose two terrible telecom bills in Sacramento. Every group’s sign-on counts. These …

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For immediate release: Court Orders State Back to the Drawing Board on Cancer-Causing Pesticide

ICYMI, Social Justice / March 20, 2023

For immediate release: Court Orders State Back to the Drawing Board on Cancer-Causing Pesticide Draft regulation for fumigant 1,3-dichloropropene must protect farmworkers who labor near fields Oakland, CA – The Alameda County Superior Court ruled last week (attached) that a proposed regulation fails to protect farmworkers who labor near fumigated fields from harmful levels of …

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Are the lives of farmworkers worth 14 times less than other Californians?

Health, Social Justice / January 22, 2023

Are the lives of farmworkers worth 14 times less than other Californians? For Immediate Release: January 17, 2023   Contacts:             Jane Sellen, 530-575-0332, jane@pesticidereform.org Angel Garcia, 559-667-2966, angel@pesticidereform.org  REPORT: Are the lives of farmworkers worth 14 times less than other Californians? The case of 1,3-D Farmworker communities call on the State to Rewrite Regulation of Cancer-Causing Pesticide that exceeds State risk levels …

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Share Vaccine Recipes With Poor During Pandemic? One of World’s Richest Men Bill Gates Says ‘No’

Health, Social Justice / January 9, 2023

Just evil…..Gates has spent $100 million to lobby for GMO’s in the EU and has ruined Africa’s cultural ag practices. https://winewaterwatch.org/2021/03/reject-bill-gate…mpossible-burger/ Share Vaccine Recipes With Poor During Pandemic? One of World’s Richest Men Bill Gates Says ‘No’ “Who appointed this billionaire head of global health?” asked one critic. “Oh yeah, he did.” by Jon Queally, staff …

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New study finds about 300 fewer police killings in cities where Black Lives Matter protests happened

Community Rights, Social Justice / January 9, 2023

 New study finds about 300 fewer police killings in cities where Black Lives Matter protests happened Protesters stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality on June 3, 2020, in Stockholm, Sweden. Mar 02, 2021 2:12pm PST by Lauren Floyd, Daily Kos Staff It’s difficult to gauge the success of any movement aimed …

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