Commentary
An Open Letter from Anoka-Hennepin Teachers of Color Coalition
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We assert that the planning around and decision to use the hybrid learning model upholds systemic racism and does not align with Anoka-Hennepin’s Equity Achievement Plan
Workday Minnesota (https://workdayminnesota.org/category/commentary/page/2/)
We assert that the planning around and decision to use the hybrid learning model upholds systemic racism and does not align with Anoka-Hennepin’s Equity Achievement Plan
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You know what should be canceled? The legal right of most bosses to fire you for a “good cause, bad cause, or no cause.”
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The exploitation of poor and working-class people is also coming at the hands of people who believe they’re doing good.
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The calls to separate the labor movement from police unions are now coming from inside the house of labor.
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An empowered workforce is a safe workforce, pure and simple. Governor Walz should give workers – not their bosses – the right to decide if they feel their workplace is safe. Nothing else will do more to keep Minnesotans alive in this crisis.