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July 18, 2026

Today in 1944
Two ammunition ships explode at Port Chicago, Calif., killing 322, including 202 African-Americans assigned by the Navy to handle explosives. It was the worst home-front disaster of World War II. The resulting refusal of 258 African-Americans to return to the dangerous work underpinned the trial and conviction of 50 of the men in what is called the Port Chicago Mutiny.

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Life Moves Pretty Fast – Unless You’re an American Worker
Posted On: May 04, 2026
May 4, 2026 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | In today’s fast-paced, on-demand world, we don’t expect to wait for things we need or want. If you broke your arm today, you wouldn’t wait a year to see a doctor. You wouldn’t order takeout that couldn’t arrive for 14 months. A CEO certainly doesn’t wait 400 days to make a major decision or roll out a new strategy. But for millions of people who want fairer treatment at work, 400 days of waiting is routine. Delays are built into the system on purpose, and the people with the least power pay the highest price for them. On average, American workers wait 458 days fighting for their first contract after voting to form a union. Meanwhile, the rest of us feel the fallout without realizing where it comes from… Just Cause Teamsters
 
 
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