Sanctuary Workplaces: Unions Mobilize to Protect Undocumented Workers

[t]   Saturday, June 24, 2017 [t r u t h o u t] [View Recent Newsletters]( [Tell a friend about Truthout!]( [Donate Today!](   Truthout is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; donations are tax deductible.   BuzzFlash Trump Joins Effort to Pass Health Bill, but Another GOP Senator Voices Opposition [Read the Article at Reuters](   Some US States Relax Restrictions on Cladding Suspected in Grenfell Tower Fire [Read the Article at NPR](   Over 120 People Buried by Massive Southwest China Landslide [Read the Article at The Associated Press](   As Standing Rock Camps Cleared Out, TigerSwan Expanded Surveillance to Array of Progressive Causes [Read the Article at The Intercept](   "No Doesn't Really Mean No": North Carolina Law Means Women Can't Revoke Consent for Sex [Read the Article at the Guardian US](   Democrats Push Leaders to Talk Less About Russia [Read the Article at The Hill](   Missouri Republicans' Ban on Abortion "Sanctuary Cities" Is Unneccessary [Read the Article at Rewire](     With all that's going on in the White House, the media must maintain constant, relentless pressure on the Trump administration. But Truthout cannot do that without your support. Help us publish fearless, independent journalism: Make a tax-deductible donation today. [Click here to donate.]( [Click here to donate.]( (Truthout is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN: 20-0031641) You can also donate by check, made payable to: Truthout, P.O. Box 276414, Sacramento, CA 95827 (Please include your email address on your check.) [Fighting for the Sanctuary Workplace: Unions Mobilize to Protect Undocumented Workers]( David Bacon, Truthout: Even as activists push for sanctuary cities and schools, unions, workers and their allies are organizing to make workplaces safe from enforcement raids by immigration officials. Their goals include preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from using Social Security numbers to identify undocumented workers and training workers to act together on the job to resist raids and firings. [Read the Article]( [Turkish Bodyguards Attacked US Demonstrators. Why Has Trump Said Nothing?]( Ron Fein, Truthout: Donald Trump took an oath to protect and defend the First Amendment, but when peaceful demonstrators outside the Turkish embassy were violently assaulted by Turkish presidential bodyguards, Trump's prolific Twitter account was strangely silent. Was the silence owing to diplomatic discretion or a conflict of interest in the shape of two luxury towers in Istanbul bearing the Trump name? [Read the Article]( [So Jon Ossoff Lost: Is That a Left Swipe From Millennial Voters?]( Susannah Jacob, Moyers & Company: In Georgia's special election, Karen Handel dimmed Democratic hopes that younger candidates will bring younger voters to the polls. As both parties' strategists evaluate the lessons of the race, their attention will turn, in part, to the role that Ossoff's age played in his initial pre-runoff success and eventual failure. 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[Read the Article]( [Couple Builds Community Cupboard in One of Winnipeg's Poorest Neighborhoods]( Ruby Irene Pratka, Shareable: Kelly Hughes and Andrea Vaile opened an outdoor cupboard in front of their house in Winnipeg's Centennial neighborhood at the beginning of June. The idea behind the community cupboard is straightforward: If you have food or other items you want to share, put it in the cupboard, and if you need anything, just take it. [Read the Interview]( [Support Truthout with a tax-deductible donation ]( Please add messenger@truthout.org to ensure you receive our messages Truthout is a proud member of the Newspaper Guild/CWA, Local 36047 [Subscribe]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy](   [The Newspaper Guild]