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Harvard Dining Workers\u2019 Strike Wraps Up<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Harvard\u2019s first strike in more than a decade ended on Wednesday<\/a> when workers voted 583 to 1 in favor of a new five-year labor contract. The strike began nearly a month ago, after more than four months of negotiations<\/a>. The new contract ensures that workers will receive an annual salary of around $35,000 and will not face an increase in their health insurance costs. According to Unite Here Local 26 President Brian Lang, quoted in the Boston Globe<\/a>, the union \u201cachieved every goal, without exception.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Transgender Bathroom Case<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Supreme Court on Friday accepted a petition to hear arguments<\/a> in G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board<\/em>, the case involving 17-year old transgender high school student Gavin Grimm. A decision in Grimm\u2019s favor would require public school systems to let transgender students use whichever bathroom aligns with their gender identity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Obama Grants Another Wave of Commutations<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

After granting over 100 commutation petitions earlier this month, President Obama commuted the sentences of another 98 individuals<\/a> on Thursday, including 42 individuals serving life sentences for drug offenses. After granting\u00a0872 commutations so far in 2016, Obama has set the single-year clemency record<\/a>, The Washington Post published a list<\/a> of all of those granted commutations last week.<\/p>\n

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Protests\u00a0Continue at Standing Rock<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Police arrested more than 140 people this week at Standing Rock<\/a>, where members of the Sioux Tribe and other demonstrators have been battling the development of the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline. A number of opinion pieces<\/a> have pointed out the contradictions in the government\u2019s approach at Standing Rock and their approach to the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon earlier this year.<\/p>\n

In a show of solidarity from across the country, many supporters of the protest\u00a0checked in to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation today<\/a> on Facebook in an effort to confuse law enforcement officials who have been tracking users on the social media site.<\/p>\n

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Getting Ready for the General Election<\/strong><\/p>\n

With just over a week to go before the General Election, more than 22 million people have already voted using early voting and absentee ballots. According to the New York Times<\/a>, \u201cacross all states with available data, early voting has increased among Hispanics and decreased among young people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Organizations such as the Lawyers\u2019 Committee for Civil Rights are also keeping close tabs on the election proceedings amidst fears about potential voter intimidation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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