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NNU demands return home of Professor Lawani, thousands of immigrants unlawfully held in ICE detention
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 12 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United posted the following news release:
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NNU demands return home of Professor Lawani, thousands of immigrants unlawfully held in ICE detention
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National Nurses United -- the nation's largest union of registered nurses -- issued the following statement in response to reporting about Dr. Ann Lawani, a professor of nursing, who was abducted by DHS and whose whereabouts remain unknown:
Professor Ann Lawani represents the best of us: a hardworking, dedicated nurse who committed herself fully to her education and profession
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 12 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United posted the following news release:
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NNU demands return home of Professor Lawani, thousands of immigrants unlawfully held in ICE detention
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National Nurses United -- the nation's largest union of registered nurses -- issued the following statement in response to reporting about Dr. Ann Lawani, a professor of nursing, who was abducted by DHS and whose whereabouts remain unknown:
Professor Ann Lawani represents the best of us: a hardworking, dedicated nurse who committed herself fully to her education and professionand is beloved by her patients, her students, and her community. Despite having a legal work permit, issued by DHS itself, the same agency took her away in the middle of the night. They purposefully disappeared her, so as to deny her rights to communication with her family and her right to timely legal representation that would allow for her release. As a result, she is at grave risk of being deported to a third country where she has no ties. We are demanding her immediate release and using our union's resources to support her case. We also call on her employers, John Muir Hospital and the University of San Francisco, to use their resources and influence to secure Professor Lawani's release.
Professor Lawani is one of tens of thousands of our neighbors who have been disappeared by the Trump administration's cruel policies. Like her, many had been given permission to remain here, and have since built their lives and contributed to their communities. Like her, all need to be returned home and given the chance to reopen their immigration cases. Thousands of children, spouses, and coworkers are waiting for them.
The tragedy and horror of Trump's immigration policies led thousands of new voters to the polls to demand change last week. The newly-elected Democratic majority has a mandate to make the return home of Professor Lawani and tens of thousands more a priority on day one. The stakes are even higher now: Stephen Miller, the architect of Trump's draconian immigration policy, is now the White House Chief of Staff and will be further emboldened to expand his white supremacist ideology. People across the country, including registered nurses, must keep up the pressure on their elected officials to take bold, urgent action and end this madness.
Please sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/demand-the-release-of-california-nursing-professor-detained-by-ice
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nnu-demands-return-home-of-professor-lawani-thousands-of-immigrants-unlawfully-held-in-ice-detention
Global Nurses United congratulates member union, Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, on its recent bargaining victory
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 12 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United posted the following news release:
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Global Nurses United congratulates member union, Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, on its recent bargaining victory
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Global Nurses United (GNU), representing more than 2.5 million nurses and other health care workers in 35 countries around the world, congratulates Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) and other Irish public-sector workers on their momentous breakthrough in negotiations with the Irish government ahead of their now-averted public-sector strike.
The
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 12 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United posted the following news release:
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Global Nurses United congratulates member union, Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, on its recent bargaining victory
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Global Nurses United (GNU), representing more than 2.5 million nurses and other health care workers in 35 countries around the world, congratulates Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) and other Irish public-sector workers on their momentous breakthrough in negotiations with the Irish government ahead of their now-averted public-sector strike.
Thebreakthrough and draft proposed agreement is a true testament to what can be achieved when workers assert our collective power. It is a reminder to all workers that it is labor who has the ultimate control over our workplaces. Notably, the draft proposed agreement was forged just hours before the massive work stoppage was to begin.
Nurses across the globe understand that soaring inflation, skyrocketing rent, childcare costs, and energy costs create undue pressure on nurses that stresses their worklife. Nurses know that fair compensation must allow nurses to afford a dignified standard of living for themselves and their families. We further acknowledge that fair compensation is critical to retain and recruit experienced nurses who are vital to maintaining the highest level of care for our patients. Kudos to the Irish nurses and midwives on this latest achievement.
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/global-nurses-united-congratulates-member-union-irish-nurses-and-midwives-organisation-on-its-recent-bargaining-victory
AFGE Applauds House Passage of Richard Star Act
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees posted the following news release:
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AFGE Applauds House Passage of Richard Star Act
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Contact:
Tim Kauffman
202-374-6491
tim.kauffman@afge.org
WASHINGTON - The American Federation of Government Employees thanks the U.S. House for passing legislation that would ensure veterans receive all of the compensation they are owed for their military service.
The Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 2102, S. 1032) would allow certain
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees posted the following news release:
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AFGE Applauds House Passage of Richard Star Act
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Join the 150,000 AFGE members who have already made the switch to E-Dues.
Contact:
Tim Kauffman
202-374-6491
tim.kauffman@afge.org
WASHINGTON - The American Federation of Government Employees thanks the U.S. House for passing legislation that would ensure veterans receive all of the compensation they are owed for their military service.
The Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 2102, S. 1032) would allow certaincombat-injured veterans to receive both their full military retirement pay and as well as any disability benefits owed to them by the Department of Veterans Affairs, without offset.
The House overwhelmingly passed the bill Thursday by a vote of 392 to 18, sending it to the Senate for consideration.
"The Major Richard Star Act is an important legislative fix that would allow combat veterans to rightfully receive their full military retirement pay as well as any disability benefits owed to them - regardless of their disability rating. I urge the Senate to pass this bill immediately and send it to the president for his signature," AFGE National President Everett Kelley said.
Passage of the bill came one day after House leaders snuck through a vote on a larger bill that would undermine veterans' care and reduce workplace rights and protections for thousands of veteran caregivers in the civil service.
That omnibus bill, misleadingly called the "Take Care of America's Veterans Act," would eliminate or reduced benefits for up to 1.5 million veterans, cut $57 billion in future disability payments over the next decade, further privatize mental health services and VA clinical research, and strip thousands of VA psychologists of their workplace rights.
This summer, AFGE joined members of the Democratic Veterans Caucus, Veterans Service Organizations, and other labor unions in calling on lawmakers to reject the omnibus bill and pass the Richard Star Act on its own.
"House leaders should be ashamed of themselves for using parliamentary trickery - on Veterans Day, no less - to push through dramatic cuts to veterans benefits on top of the tens of thousands of staffing cuts across the VA last year," Kelley said. "If we are to keep our promise to take care of those who have served us, we cannot turn our backs on them, and we cannot weaken the system designed to care for them."
AFGE National VA Council President M.J. Burke also said she's disappointed by the mixed message Congress is sending.
"Today, the House took an important step toward justice by overwhelmingly passing the Major Richard Star Act and ending an unjust policy that discriminated against combat-wounded veterans forced into medical retirement by their injuries. But veterans deserve better than having Congress give with one hand while it another takes away veteran benefits with the other," Burke said. "It is deeply disappointing that the House paired this victory with legislation that cuts benefits and undermines the VA health care system veterans rely on every day."
Written by OPEIU 2 AFL-CIO
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Original text here: https://www.afge.org/link/5b76e9843eba4d3d8bbe387dcb1e4559.aspx
UAW Statement on Veterans Day
DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 11 [Category: Union] -- The United Automobile Workers posted the following news:
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UAW Statement on Veterans Day
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The UAW extends our deepest gratitude to every veteran who has served our nation. This Veterans Day, we honor your service, recognize your sacrifices, and thank you for answering a call that asked so much of you and your families.
To veterans of every branch and generation, whether you served at home or overseas, in times of war or peace: your service matters. We recognize the time spent away from loved ones, the demands of military life, and the sacrifices
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DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 11 [Category: Union] -- The United Automobile Workers posted the following news:
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UAW Statement on Veterans Day
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The UAW extends our deepest gratitude to every veteran who has served our nation. This Veterans Day, we honor your service, recognize your sacrifices, and thank you for answering a call that asked so much of you and your families.
To veterans of every branch and generation, whether you served at home or overseas, in times of war or peace: your service matters. We recognize the time spent away from loved ones, the demands of military life, and the sacrificesthat do not always receive public recognition. Our thanks extend to the families and loved ones who stood beside you throughout your service and beyond.
To the veterans within our UAW family, our members, retirees, and their loved ones--thank you for being part of our union. The spirit of looking out for one another is at the heart of solidarity. Today, we reaffirm that veterans belong in that circle of care, respect, and support.
Honoring veterans must extend beyond a single day. It means listening to your experiences, respecting the different paths you have traveled, and standing beside you as neighbors, coworkers, and friends. I encourage our UAW family to take a moment to thank a veteran, reach out to someone who served, and carry that appreciation into the days ahead.
To all veterans: thank you for your service, your sacrifice, and the example of commitment you have given us. On Veterans Day and throughout the year, please know that you have our gratitude and our respect.
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Original text here: https://uaw.org/uaw-statement-on-veterans-day/
SAG-AFTRA Statement on Rockstar Games Workers Union Recognition Vote
LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 11 -- The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) issued the following news release:
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SAG-AFTRA Statement on Rockstar Games Workers Union Recognition Vote
November 9, 2026
SAG-AFTRA members, including those that work in video games, stand in solidarity with the Rockstar Games Workers Union. We recognize that unionization is vital for the future of the video game industry. All game workers deserve fair wages and working conditions. In the face of record layoffs, job instability, hostile work places, and toxic crunch
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LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 11 -- The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) issued the following news release:
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SAG-AFTRA Statement on Rockstar Games Workers Union Recognition Vote
November 9, 2026
SAG-AFTRA members, including those that work in video games, stand in solidarity with the Rockstar Games Workers Union. We recognize that unionization is vital for the future of the video game industry. All game workers deserve fair wages and working conditions. In the face of record layoffs, job instability, hostile work places, and toxic crunchculture, it is now more critical than ever for unions and workers to stand in support of one another.
SAG-AFTRA advocates for fair treatment of workers in games and led the charge for industry-first protections from abuse and displacement due to new technology like generative artificial intelligence. We proudly stand with our fellow game workers as they set the foundation for protecting each other under the banner of their new union.
This is a fight for all workers. The gaming industry is a commercial juggernaut, and the people that create these amazing works of art deserve fair treatment and the opportunity to improve the terms of their employment with a strong voice at the bargaining table. We honor the courage of our fellow game workers at Rockstar and proudly support their union vote.
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About SAG-AFTRA
SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other entertainment and media professionals. SAG-AFTRA members are the faces and voices that entertain and inform America and the world. A proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO, SAG-AFTRA has national offices in Los Angeles and New York and local offices nationwide representing members working together to secure the strongest protections for entertainment and media artists into the 21st century and beyond. Visit SAG-AFTRA online at SAGAFTRA.org.
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Original text here: https://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-statement-rockstar-games-workers-union-recognition-vote
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Nurses demand newly elected Democratic Congress save Colorado hospitals, restore VA contracts
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 11 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United posted the following news release:
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Nurses demand newly elected Democratic Congress save Colorado hospitals, restore VA contracts
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Nov. 14 community event will highlight need to reverse H.R. 1 cuts that endanger 12 Colorado hospitals and 600+ hospitals nationwide
Registered nurses will hold a rally and community event on Saturday, Nov. 14 in Denver to demand the newly elected Democratic Congress make the reversal of the H.R. 1 federal health care cuts - passed in 2025 by President Trump and Republicans in Congress
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 11 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United posted the following news release:
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Nurses demand newly elected Democratic Congress save Colorado hospitals, restore VA contracts
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Nov. 14 community event will highlight need to reverse H.R. 1 cuts that endanger 12 Colorado hospitals and 600+ hospitals nationwide
Registered nurses will hold a rally and community event on Saturday, Nov. 14 in Denver to demand the newly elected Democratic Congress make the reversal of the H.R. 1 federal health care cuts - passed in 2025 by President Trump and Republicans in Congress- a top priority.
Nurses will also demand the new Congress immediately move to pass H.R. 2550, or the Protect America's Workforce Act (PAWA), which would restore bargaining rights to federal workers, including nurses at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora. The nurses are members of National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the nation.
The restoration of federal health care funding and workers' collective bargaining rights is critical to the well-being of Colorado communities. Financial analysis by NNU, published in "A Preventable Crisis", shows that 12 hospitals in Colorado are extremely vulnerable to service cuts, and even closure, due to impending cuts imposed by H.R. 1 and their reliance on Medicare and Medicaid funding.
More information on the impact of H.R. 1 on Colorado hospitals and patient care is available here.
Who: Colorado registered nurses and community allies
What: 'RED ALERT' rally and community event
When: Nov. 14 | Free wellness checks beginning 11 a.m.; free food and live music beginning 11a.m.; program/rally begins at 12 p.m.
Where: Benedict Fountain Park | 401 E. 20th Ave, Denver, CO
"The newly elected Democratic Congress must act urgently and reverse H.R. 1 cuts that threaten Colorado's health care services," said registered nurse Sharda Fornnarino, who is also a Navy veteran and National Nurses Organizing Committee board member. "This Congress was elected across the country in sweeping numbers to bring down the cost of living and improve quality of life. They can help deliver on their promises by making sure our patients don't have to suffer the consequences of H.R. 1, which will mean paying even more for health care or travelling further for their care."
The largest of Colorado's most vulnerable hospitals are:
* Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital in Lakewood
* Banner Health North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley
* UC Health Highlands Ranch Hospital in Highlands Ranch
NNU expects that the total losses as a result of H.R. 1 across all 12 vulnerable hospitals, which receive more than 47,000 patient visits a year, will be between $51.9 million and $75.4 million annually.
Without urgent action from the newly-elected Democratic majority in both chambers of Congress, Colorado patients are expected to face increasing challenges to accessing care with the expiration of ACA subsidies-on top of the Medicaid and Medicare cuts. Close to 1.2 million Coloradans are on Medicaid. It is estimated that under H.R.1, some 377,000 Coloradans will be subject to work requirements or exemption reporting, with approximately 100,000 expected to lose coverage altogether. Additionally, projections show that up to 7,000 lawfully present immigrants in Colorado will lose or have already lost coverage.
In addition, Colorado is already suffering from a loss of services and H.R. 1 will only exacerbate the problem. Since 2020, 5 rural labor and delivery units have shuttered in the state. Additionally, in 2025, Banner Health announced it was shutting the emergency room at McKee Medical Center in Loveland and transitioning from a general, acute hospital to a specialty hospital.
Colorado residents will undoubtedly be hit with a double punch as H.R. 1 is also slated to cut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by $187 billion over the next ten years.
Starting in 2027, Colorado will need to cover 10 percent of the cost of SNAP. Just over 583,000 Coloradans receive SNAP benefits and will now face greater food insecurity. Since July 2026 alone, 33,681 fewer individuals are utilizing SNAP. An estimated 8,000 legal immigrants in Colorado lost their benefits in May.
Nurses are also demanding Congress quickly pass the PAWA in order to nullify Trump's March 27, 2025 executive order, which sought to end collective bargaining contracts with more than a million federal workers, including nurses at the VA. PAWA already claims bipartisan support and passed last year in the U.S. House of Representatives. NNU and other unions contend Trump's executive order was an overreach of presidential powers and was issued under the false pretense that unionized federal workers represent a threat to national security. NNU contends the true impetus for the executive order was to silence nurses and other workers so the Trump administration could implement an agenda that works to the advantage of billionaires and their corporations, through the acceleration of the VA's privatization.
'RED ALERT' tour offers the union nurses' vision for how to make America healthy:
The Nov. 14 Denver event is part of National Nurses United's RED ALERT bus tour, which is travelling to communities facing a drastic reduction in the quantity and quality of health care services as a result of H.R. 1.
H.R. 1 is the 2025 budget bill, pushed through by Republicans and President Trump, that cut more than $1 trillion in Medicaid and Medicare funding to give billionaires tax breaks, militarize immigration enforcement, and fund endless wars abroad. Nurses have condemned these cuts to health care funding and denounced its funnelling into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), which have unleashed a deadly, illegal, and cruel terror campaign across the country. An ABC News analysis found that during Trump's second term, federal agents have shot at least 21 people, killing eight. According to the National Immigration Project, at least 30 people have died in ICE custody this year alone.
Union nurses are taking their alternative Vision for a Healthy Society directly to the patients and working-class communities they serve. To date, RED ALERT has visited communities in Glendale, Oceanside, Alameda, and Oroville in California; Minneapolis, Minn.; Kalamazoo and Ironwood in Michigan; Chicago, Ill.; Bangor, Maine; and Washington, D.C.
"The billionaire class and their Republican puppets gut public health protections to make themselves richer and militarize our neighborhoods, with zero regard for working people and families struggling to survive," said NNU President Jamie Brown, RN. "Nurses refuse their deadly agenda. We're taking the wheel and bringing our vision for a healthy society directly to patients and communities who will bear the brunt of Republican policies. We invite everyone who has felt abandoned by the political system to join us and build real working-class solidarity."
National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide. NNU affiliates include California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, and New York State Nurses Association.
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nurses-demand-newly-elected-democratic-congress-save-colorado-hospitals-restore-va-contracts
MLB Advanced Media Workers Vote to Unionize with Writers Guild of America East
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Writers Guild of America East issued the following news release:
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MLB Advanced Media Workers Vote to Unionize with Writers Guild of America East
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NEW YORK, NY (November 11, 2026)--Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) and the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) announced today that 127 of MLBAM's Content Department employees producing and creating content in English, Spanish, and Japanese for MLB voted to unionize for the purpose of collective bargaining.
After a majority of the bargaining unit signed union cards, MLBAM and the
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NEW YORK, Nov. 11 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Writers Guild of America East issued the following news release:
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MLB Advanced Media Workers Vote to Unionize with Writers Guild of America East
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NEW YORK, NY (November 11, 2026)--Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) and the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) announced today that 127 of MLBAM's Content Department employees producing and creating content in English, Spanish, and Japanese for MLB voted to unionize for the purpose of collective bargaining.
After a majority of the bargaining unit signed union cards, MLBAM and theWGAE swiftly reached an agreement for an independent election to certify union recognition. The American Arbitration Association administered the election and found a majority of the agreed upon Content bargaining unit voted in favor of unionizing with the Writers Guild of America East.
MLB said, "Immediately upon being informed by the WGAE of their efforts to organize our Content staff, MLB worked cooperatively and in good faith to identify the appropriate bargaining unit and to respect the rights of the affected employees to decide whether to unionize. We look forward to working with the WGAE as their new representative."
Tom Fontana, President of the Writers Guild of America East, said, "The Guild is excited to welcome more workers from the sports industry into the labor movement. The official MLB website and app produces quality content for baseball fans around the world, and this bargaining unit now has earned a seat at the table with Major League Baseball to negotiate a fair first union contract."
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Original text here: https://www.wgaeast.org/mlb-advanced-media-workers-vote-to-unionize-with-writers-guild-of-america-east/
