by Sakshi Udavant

This article was originally published at Prism

When a 35-year-old server from Pittsburgh tried to organize around COVID-19 safety at her job in early January, she was fired for sending “negative texts” to her coworkers. Nicole, who has asked to withhold her last name to protect her identity, had worked at the restaurant for four months and was increasingly frustrated by management’s lack of health considerations for staff.

Welcome back to the weekly Nuts & Bolts Guide to small campaigns. This week, I want us to step back and look at some small and not-so-small campaigns and think about them as businesses.

Hello, Daily Kos Community, and welcome back to Daily Kos Week in Action! This series from the Daily Kos Activism team shares the issues we’re tackling each week and gets your feedback on where we might focus our future efforts.

This week, we’re highlighting the postal service’s efforts to deliver COVID-19 tests to the American people. We continue our commemoration of Black History Month by advocating for D.

by Sravya Tadepalli

This article was originally published at Prism

Disability advocates in California have given their blessing to proposed legislation that would curb the power of conservators and promote less restrictive alternatives to conservatorships. Conservatorship abuse gained a national spotlight when singer-songwriter Britney Spears fought to be released from a 13-year conservatorship that allowed her father to have full control over her person and assets.

Let me explain something about my carpentry skills: As a young kid, I was required in eighth grade to go through “Shop” class, where we worked with power tools and learned everything there was to know about being a good “young man.” Girls took Home Economics and boys, Shop. We were not given a choice in the matter. My goodness do I wish I could have swapped, because I had no ability, at all, to work a power tool.

by Natasha Ishak

This article was originally published at Prism

Last week, Justice Stephen Breyer surprised the public by announcing his retirement, paving a path for President Joe Biden to pick a liberal replacement to fill the retiring jurist’s seat on the Supreme Court. The president had repeatedly stated he would nominate a Black woman to the court during his presidential campaign and reaffirmed his pledge to do so.

Los Angeles. Philadelphia. Tallahassee. Starbucks workers are moving to unionize all across the country following two union victories out of three elections held in Buffalo in late 2021. They’re getting some great community support—if you’re ordering at Starbucks, especially one where there’s a union effort, you can join in by giving your name as “union strong” or another pro-worker message.