#JanusvsAFSCME is an attack on workers' freedom to advocate for themselves. Workers produce more than ever, but don’t share in the wealth they create. Our economy doesn’t value work. We change that by giving workers a voice in the businesses they help build – not silencing them.
Pope Francis said, “We don't get dignity from power nor money or culture. We get dignity from work.” And part of the dignity of work is about giving workers power in their workplace, and a seat at the table.
The decision in #JanusvsAFSCME is shameful, and it’s a setback – but we're not going to stop organizing and fighting back for workers who build the middle class. We will always #StandWithWorkers.
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Cleveland's own Garrett Morgan, a prolific African-American inventor.
Most known for inventing the gas mask and traffic signal, and his heroic role in saving the lives of workers trapped underground.
In 1916, Cleveland workers drilling a tunnel under Lake Erie became trapped in toxic fumes following a huge gas explosion.
After two previous failed rescue attempts, Mr. Morgan and his brother stepped in, using his gas masks to rescue two workers and recover four bodies.
Despite his heroism, it took years for the city to recognize his crucial role in the rescue.
Even when orders for his life-saving smoke hoods came pouring in from fire departments across the country, many canceled their purchases when they realized the inventor was a Black man.
Over the next two weekends, we will discuss the four pillars of Black women's health: community health, physical health, mental health, and economic health.
President Trump called Senator John McCain, an American war hero, a "loser".
He said, "I like people who weren't captured.
President Trump attacked a Gold Star family, whose son Humayan paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country - with anti-Muslim bigotry. nytimes.com/2016/07/31/us/…