Clear It With Sidney

The best of the week’s news by Lindsay Beyerstein

August 2022

August 26, 2022

Sidney's Picks: MI Chipotle Workers Join Teamsters; Starbucks Broke the Law

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The Best of the Week’s News:

Chipotle workers in Michigan vote to join the Teamsters. (AP)
NLRB says Starbucks illegally denied raises to union members. (NYT)
Facebook brings the hammer down on the Proud Boys for trying to sneak back onto the social network. (Tech Crunch)
Mega-drought threatens the Colorado River, the lifeline of the West. (ProPublica)
Another challenge for abortion travel funds: Making sure clients take each pill in a state where it’s legal. (WaPo)

August 19, 2022

Sidney's Picks: Starbucks Baristas to be Reinstated; “Equality” Boss Crashes to Earth

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The Best of the Week’s News:

Starbucks must rehire baristas fired in union-busting purge: (WaPo)
Boss who parlayed $70k starting pay into social media stardom resigns over abuse allegations (NYT)
California’s fast food law could set a new standard for frontline workers. (WaPo)
Amazon warehouse workers file for union election. (Gothamist)

August 12, 2022

Sidney’s Picks: Trump’s Terrible Secrets; Abortion Defense in KS

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The Beest of the Week’s News:

Trump was allegedly keeping highly classified material including nuclear secrets behind a flimsy lock at Mar-a-Lago. (WaPo, NYT)
How does security classification work? (Grid)
Why the defense of abortion in Kansas is so powerful. (NYT)
Medical boards that can expel abortion providers stuffed with rich GOP donors. (MoJo)
The firing of a Starbucks organizer racks up 21 million views on TikTok. (Yahoo)

August 5, 2022

Sidney’s Picks: The Race to Pass a Fast Food Organizing Bill in CA; Kentucky Floods

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The Best of the Week’s News:

The race is on to pass a landmark bill to help fast food workers organize in California. (Politico, Voice of OC)
Starbucks is telling workers that trans health benefits are at risk if they unionize, a far-fetched scenario designed to chill organizing. (In These Times)
Senate Dems introduce legislation to protect the federal workforce after Trump vowed to reinstate Schedule F if reelected. (Government Executive)
Neighbors help neighbors in flood-ravaged Kentucky. (WKMS)
Florida governor Ron DeSantis takes the unprecedented step of suspending an elected Democratic prosecutor and installing a Fed Soc Republican in his place. (Bolts)