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With the impending confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, labor experts are concerned that a 6-3 conservative court could further erode worker protections.
Workers from the service industry and the gig economy rallied with organized labor Monday to protest systemic racism and economic inequality.
Tens of thousands of frontline workers across the country are going on strike Monday to protest systemic racism and police brutality and to demand that corporations and the government take action to address white supremacy, end economic exploitation of Black workers, and allow all workers to unionize.
The partial economic recovery in June was spurred on by states rushing to reopen. So has the uptick in coronavirus cases.
According to leaked meeting notes, Amazon wanted to make a former employee who was fired earlier this week "the face of the entire union/organizing movement."
Labor experts say these strikes and the increase in organizing activities showcase the failure of American corporations to treat workers with dignity.
Hinting further that she may hold radical politics, Spears signed off her caption with three rose emojis, the official symbol of the Democratic Socialists of America.
