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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Starbucks on Comm ave

Two more Boston Starbucks join nationwide efforts to unionize

Zoe Tseng March 4, 2022
Two Starbucks locations, one in Allston and the other in Coolidge Corner, have moved to unionize.
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Divine Politik: The truth behind the current labor movement

Caroline McCord October 28, 2021
The real truth behind the labor shortage and unofficial general strike happening in America is a story of hope, grit and the intrinsic belief that workers deserve rights and dignity.
book talk at boston university on the lost orchard: the palestinian-arab citrus industry, 1850-1950

Authors reflect on the citrus industry in the Middle East for new book at BU event

Molly Farrar April 27, 2021
The new book was last of three events in the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies booktalk series.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. If Walsh is confirmed by the Senate as Labor Secretary, he will look to take his labor- and community-oriented values to Washington. OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DFP FILE

Recap of Walsh’s mayoral legacy

Daniel Kool January 28, 2021
At 21, he joined Boston’s Laborers Local 223 Union, maintaining active involvement for over 20 years. Now, the 53-year-old is being pulled to D.C., where he awaits a likely confirmation as President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Labor.
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