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NYC home attendants rally at city hall demanding an end to 24-hour workdays. | Fight Back! News/staff

New York, New York – A crowd of 100 demonstrators rallied in front of New York City Hall on Friday, March 22, to support home health aides on a hunger strike to end the inhumane 24-hour workdays that home attendants in New York City are forced to endure.

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By Sharif Hall

NYC protest against deploying National Guard to subway system.  | Fight Back! News/staff

New York, NY – 60 people came out to Union Square, March 15, to protest against the recent deployment of the National Guard to inspect bags at high-traffic subway stations.

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By staff

Hunts Point strikers.

New York City – Today, January 23, over 1400 dock workers and truck drivers at Hunts Point Produce Market ended their strike after six days of militant picketing. The tentative agreement was approved by 97% of the membership, with the largest wage increase in their history.

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By staff

January 20 NYC protest places demands on the government.

New York, NY – More than 50 people gathered in Times Square in New York City on Wednesday, January 20, in response to President Biden’s inauguration.

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By Michela

New Yorkers demand trans rights.

New York, NY – Over 300 people gathered in the heart of the Flatiron District to stand up for trans rights. The call to action was made by several different organizations that belong to the Rapid Feminist Response network, which responded to the Trump administration memo that was uncovered by the New York Times. The memo, put out last spring by the Department of Human Health and Services, was adamantly proposing that all governmental agencies narrowly define gender by the biological sex organ a person was born with.

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By John Catalinotto

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following article from Workers World.

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