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Amazon employees in North Carolina vote against joining union

Fast Company Tech

About three-quarters of employees at an Amazon fulfillment center in Garner, a town located near Raleigh, voted against joining a grassroots labor organization called Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment, the National Labor Relations Board announced Saturday.

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Increasing Accessible Publishing Globally

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Under the theme “Achieving Our Vision through Empowerment and Partnerships,” this was the first-ever combined General Assembly of both WBU and the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment ( ICEVI ), another world-class organization in the field. The November 2012 General Assembly took place in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Here’s how you can donate to support the fight for justice right now

The Verge

According to the website: “Our mission is to use law for the people, uniting lawyers, law students, legal workers, and jailhouse lawyers to function as an effective force in the service of the people by valuing human rights and the rights of ecosystems over property interests.” National Lawyers Guild. Know Your Rights Camp.

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Using data to enact lasting, systemic police and justice reforms

Tableau

They recognize that clear, digestible data helps communicate expectations to law enforcement; build trust in the community; and contribute to measurable, long-term change. Seven of those proposals ultimately become law—contributing to a more just and trustworthy system. The bills that passed share a common foundation.

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Inadequate federal privacy regulations leave US startups lagging behind Europe

TechCrunch

A new law to follow” seems unlikely to have featured on many business wishlists this holiday season, particularly if that law concerned data privacy. But for 2021, I believe startups in the United States should be demanding that legislators deliver a federal privacy law. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Gates, Ford, Open Society announce commitments for gender equality

Candid

Announced at the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Gates Foundation's commitment will focus on three areas: women's economic empowerment, health and family planning, and leadership.

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2020 #VizInReview: The year in Viz of the Days

Tableau

Economic Empowerment of Women by Yobanny Samano. According to the World Bank , the Women, Business and the Law (WBL) Index, composed of eight indicators, "tracks how the law affects women at various stages in their lives, from the basics of transportation to the challenges of starting a job and getting a pension."

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