NADEN ABENES WON’T EAT TODAY. She’s on the second day of a hunger strike along with nine other members of Unite Here Local 40 in Vancouver, B.C. The hotel workers say their extreme action is necessary to bring attention to their fear of being denied work once the hospitality industry completely reopens.

THE GOOD PEOPLE OF MAPLETON LEFT $20M ON THE TABLE. It wasn’t enough to convince them to let a private company build and run their water supply system. They have decided to keep it public.

IT'S ALMOST A LAW OF NATURE: WORKERS ARE ALWAYS EXPECTED TO "TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM."  When the economy, or a sector of it, takes a dive, unionized workers are expected to ease the business pain with wage and benefits cuts—with “concessions.” COVID-19 has given employers a fresh excuse to demand concessions. We’re all in this together, right?