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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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Buried Waste, Buried Truths: Republic Services’ Trail of Harm
Posted On: Jun 08, 2026
June 8, 2026 | HEALTH & SAFETY | Whenever I see a major corporation branding itself as a “sustainability leader,” I tend to raise an eyebrow. That skepticism only grew when I started looking into Republic Services, a waste management giant whose website is saturated with promises about protecting the environment and supporting communities. Republic Teamsters have long known how vile, immoral, and dirty the world’s second-largest waste company truly is. For most of the public, though, Republic is just a name on trash cans, dumpsters, and trucks. For others, it’s something else entirely: a polluter that has ruined lives and, in some cases, even killed. Continued at Just Cause Teamsters
 
 
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