Soviet union articles
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Apple renews For All Mankind and announces a spinoff series set in the Soviet Union
For All Mankind is coming back for a fifth season of space-based alt-history hijinks on Apple TV+. This is unsurprising news, given the near-universal critical acclaim heaped on season four. However, the company also surprise-announced a spinoff series called Star City that will follow the Russian space program. Original series creators Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi are all onboard for Star City, though there’s no cast yet. The plot synopsis calls it a “robust expansion” of the...
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Non-union contractors continue fight against county’s union work policy
For the second week in a row, Mahoning County commissioners were confronted by a group of local road construction contractors who claim they're kept from bidding on projects because they're non-union.
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A Valedictory Recommendation for What Unions Need to Do
The following piece by Harold Meyerson appeared in The American Prospect. Last Friday, D. Taylor stepped down as president of UNITE HERE—the union of hotel and casino employees. His nearly dozen years at the helm of one of America’s most member-involved unions saw it become an improbable political powerhouse in a host of swing states… Source