Joe Maniscalco

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In March, Magaly Licolli, executive director at Venceremos, a worker-led organization that advocates for the rights of meatpacking employees across Arkansas, told Work-Bites how American citizens in his state were actually being scooped up by authorities and detained “because they look brown.” “We have had cases of workers or people in the community that were detained by the police and they had to prove their status because they didn't have their passport with them—they were detained for two...

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By Joe Maniscalco As author Len Shindel says in the introduction to The Strike That Changed Maryland’s Wilderness County, he was “intent on getting some of the real dirt and gravel on the 1970 strike.” Indeed, there is real “dirt and gravel” contained on every page of Shindel’s fantastically forensic investigation into the grueling eight-month strike in Garrett County, Maryland.

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"There are multiple lawsuits regarding retiree healthcare and the Council doesn’t want to add another,” Speaker Adams told Work-Bites following Thursday’s final arguments. “The Council interfering as an external party with legislation only threatens further complications that would prolong the court battles, blocking all parties, including retirees, from the resolution they deserve.

Mar 29, 2025 | work-bites.com | Joe Maniscalco

Work-Bites wanted to know more about their decision-making process and why they ultimately rejected Garrido’s rationale for attempting to strip retired trade unionists of a public health benefit they earned on the job. Council Member Avilés said she took a lot of time considering Intro. 1096 talking to “experts outside the parties involved.” “I'm not a healthcare expert by any stretch of the imagination.