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Newly organized nurses in Texas and Kansas strike for a first contract

Originally published: Labor Notes on July 11, 2023 by Seth Uzman (more by Labor Notes) | (Posted Jul 22, 2023)

Through wet weather in Wichita, Kansas, and scorching heat in Austin, Texas, hundreds of nurses walked picket lines June 27 in a one-day strike for safe staffing and patient safety. Nearly 2,000 nurses represented by National Nurses United (NNU) walked out.
Marc Garneau CI students say “NO” to silence

Originally published: School Magazine on December 9, 2021 by William Paul (more by School Magazine) (Posted Dec 17, 2021)

Let’s give credit to the roughly 200 brave students who walked out of Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute last month. They were protesting how the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has handled what it considers to be antisemitism within its schools.