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Amazon Workers Go On Strike, Protest In 20 Nations, Including US Amazon Workers Go On Strike, Protest In 20 Nations, Including US
Amazon Workers Go On Strike, Protest In 20 Nations, Including US Amid the busiest shopping weekend of the holiday season, workers for Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, have gone on strike. Protesting under the banner of “Make Amazon Pay.” employees have walked off the job across six continents in 20 countries, including the United States. The strike is scheduled to last from Black Friday on Nov. 29 through Cyber Monday, Dec. 2, the UNI Global Union announced, saying protests will be held in majors cities in the US, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, India, Brazil and elsewhere. The strike could cause customers' holiday deliveries …

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Voters Seek To Recall PWC Board Chair Accused Of Using Position For Financial Gain Voters Seek To Recall PWC Board Chair Accused Of Using Position For Financial Gain
Voters Seek To Recall PWC Board Chair Accused Of Using Position For Financial Gain Thousands of Prince William County voters are petitioning for the recall of Board Chair Ann Wheeler.  After taking office, Wheeler invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in technology companies tied with data centers, as first reported by WUSA-9.  Many citizens are opposed to the data centers, citing newly released data that reveals their negative impacts on waterways and national parks. However, elected officials favor them for their proposed financial gain, apparently including Wheeler.  Wheeler was elected as Chair in 2019, but has been active on community boards for …

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by AJ Goldbloom