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[Link] The Starbucks Union Push Is So Successful It Could Start a Turf War
Read: 6/5/2022 www.vice.com
The UFCW filed to represent workers at three Starbucks in Wisconsin. Not everyone is happy about that. The tsunami of union organizing at Starbucks is one of the U.S. labor movement’s most high-profile successes in recent years.
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[Link] The ‘backbone’ of regional Australia under strain as volunteer groups suffer pandemic burnout
Read: 29/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
The cumulative effect of natural disasters and the Covid-19 pandemic has increased fatigue and stress among volunteers in regional Australia, making it harder for them to provide essential support within the community, a study has found.
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[Link] The restoration project giving oyster shells a new life
Read: 27/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
Discarded oyster shells from restaurants, usually destined for landfill, are being recycled to create shellfish reefs in Queensland's Moreton Bay. It is the biggest community-driven reef restoration in Australia.
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[Link] Latin American democracy is in poor but surprisingly stable health
Read: 14/10/2021 www.economist.com
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