Dozens of printers across the internet are printing out a manifesto that encourages workers to discuss their pay with coworkers, and pressure their employers. Motherboard reports: “ARE YOU BEING UNDERPAID?” one of the manifestos read, according to several screenshots posted on Reddit and Twitter. “You have a protected LEGAL RIGHT Read more…
Australians have been named the heaviest drinkers in the world after spending more time drunk in 2020 than any other nation. The Guardian reports: An international survey (PDF) has found Australians drank to the point of drunkenness an average of 27 times a year, almost double the global average of Read more…
An anonymous reader writes: The mysterious ways cancer spreads through the body, a process known as metastasis, is what can make it such a difficult enemy to keep at bay. Researchers at Princeton University working in this area have been tugging at a particular thread for more than 15 years, Read more…
The World Health Organization said Wednesday that 23 countries across the world have reported cases of the highly mutated omicron Covid-19 variant. From a report: “At least 23 countries from five of six WHO regions have now reported cases of omicron and we expect that number to grow,” WHO Director-General Read more…
While the Omicron mutation might “impact” the effectiveness of our current vaccines, they’re “super unlikely” to render them useless, according to Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health. And USA Today reports that vaccine makers are already getting ready to fight the variant: Health experts have Read more…
The Aylmer Bulletin has published a truncated edition of my letter to the editor re: SPCAWQ. Unfortunately there is no link to the petition. See full letter here.
Despite recent reports that congestion issues are easing on the water at California’s major ports, drayage truckers claim this isn’t the case for them — as long wait times, a flawed appointment system and other efficiency issues continue to plague marine terminal operators in the state. From a report: As Read more…