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• ‘May Day Strong’ 시위를 위해 미국 전역에서 계획된 동맹파업, 가두 행진 및 기타 집회 • 금요일 International Workers’ Day를 맞아 전국적으로 열리는 3,500개의 “May Day Strong” 행사의 일환으로 수천 명이 economic blackout에 참여할 예정임. • 주최 측은 저녁까지 계획된 동맹파업, 가두 행진, block parties 및 기타 모임과 함께 “no school, no work, no shopping” 행동을 촉구하고 있음.

Actions expected to exceed 3,000 as unions and groups expand protests inspired by Minnesota ICE crackdownLabor unions, democratic organizations and community groups are organizing an economic blackout this year to commemorate May Day, International Workers Day, inspired by the economic blackout in Minnesota during the massive ICE operation in the state.May Day Strong events are being planned across the US, with organizers calling for “no school, no work, no shopping”, in protest of government policies they say put billionaires’ needs above those of workers. Continue reading...

Transfer of medical services from hospital to former Wilko store is improving healthcare access and boosting footfallIt is a revolution that might just save the NHS – and the high street. Imagine being able to have your eyes tested, mole examined or get an appointment with a consultant without going to your local hospital – and maybe fit in some shopping or a cinema visit afterwards.That, increasingly, is what people in Barnsley are doing after an unprecedented relocation of medical services from the district general hospital into a purpose-built outpatients centre in the Alhambra shopping centre, which is getting a new lease of life thanks to the experiment. Continue reading...