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From left, Raza Rumi Ahmed, scholar-in-residence in the Department of Journalism; Sarah Grunberg, lecturer in the Department of Sociology; Pete Meyers, founder and coordinator at the Tompkins County Workers’ Center; and sophomore Lillian Rushing, a residential assistant at the college, spoke about worker exploitation at the SLA teach-in on Dec. 7.

Students for Labor Action holds worker exploitation teach-in

By Meredith Burke, Staff Writer December 13, 2017
IC Students for Labor Action held a teach-in on Dec. 7 to discuss exploitation they have in the workforce.
The March prepares to enter the BP oil refinery in Whiting, IN.

Oil workers on strike

By Faith Meckley, Staff Writer February 9, 2015
Just yesterday, about 1,400 workers from two more oil refineries — BP's Whiting and Toledo, Ohio operations — joined the strike, now 11 refineries strong. The Climate March walked through both of these refineries. I imagine some of the very same workers we spoke to in Whiting are now risking their livelihood to demand better working conditions.
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