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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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Turning Up the Heat on Corporate America
Posted On: Jun 01, 2026
June 1, 2026 | HEALTH & SAFETY | Two summers ago, a Texas Teamster at UPS suffered two separate heat-related injuries for which he was hospitalized and diagnosed with serious long-term health problems. “With about 20 stops left on my route, I started feeling extremely sick and experiencing cramping throughout my body,” said Cameron Bowman, an 18-year UPS driver and member of Teamsters Local 767. “It quickly escalated to lightheadedness and nausea, and I had to slow my truck down, afraid I would faint behind the wheel.” Businesses are required to report incidents like this to the government. The government is required to keep track of that information and make it publicly available. Yet Cameron Bowman’s true experience is nearly impossible to find in the official record. How is that possible? Continued at Just Cause Teamsters
 
 
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