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      Activists hold abortion rights signs and shout slogans outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on April 15, 2023.

      Abortion Rights Supporters Protest at US Supreme Court, Nationwide

      From Florida and Texas to California and Illinois, demonstrators marched with chants like, "Red state, blue state, you can't hide, the war on abortion is nationwide," and "Fascist judges make me ill, hands off the abortion pill."

      Jessica Corbett
      Apr 16, 2023

      As legal fights raise concerns about the future accessibility of the abortion medication mifepristone, reproductive rights supporters on Saturday rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court and in cities across the country.

      The demonstrations came a day after the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked a recent ruling by Texas-based federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, an appointee of former President Donald Trump who struck down the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's 2000 approval of mifepristone, one of two drugs often taken in tandem for abortions.

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      Los Angeles Unified School District join unionized support staff on the third day of a strike for higher pay and other improvements on March 23, 2023 in California.

      'When We Fight, We Win!': LA School Workers Secure Deal After 3-Day Strike

      "The agreement addresses our key demands and sets us on a clear pathway to improving our livelihoods and securing the staffing we need to improve student services," said SEIU Local 99.

      Jessica Corbett
      Mar 25, 2023

      Union negotiators for about 30,000 school support staffers in California's Los Angeles County struck a historic deal with the second-largest district in the United States on Friday after a three-day strike.

      Members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99, including bus drivers, cafeteria workers, special education assistants, teaching aides, and other school staff—backed by about 35,000 educators of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA)—walked off the job on Tuesday and continued to strike through Thursday.

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      Los Angeles public school support workers, teachers, and supporters walk the picket line

      Demanding Respect for All School Workers, LA Teachers Shut Down 2nd-Largest US School District

      "As workers we are powerful. As parents we are powerful. As the people united, we are unstoppable."

      Julia Conley
      Mar 21, 2023

      An estimated 65,000 teachers and school staffers from across Los Angeles walked picket lines in the rain on Tuesday as the city's public school district employees went on strike—but more than half of the picketers were staging the walkout in solidarity, protesting conditions that don't directly affect them.

      The 35,000 teachers who are represented by United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) joined cafeteria workers, bus drivers, teaching aides, grounds workers, and others who help ensure that more than 1,000 public schools in Los Angeles run safely and smoothly, demanding that support staff are treated fairly by the district.

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