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The Labor Union that Runs the Media
One of the major speakers at last week’s “New Populism” conference was Larry Cohen, president of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), a labor union which represents on-line writers, reporters, editorial assistants, editorial artists and correspondents at major news organizations.
Cohen gave his speech after returning from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) conference, where Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, was announced as winner of the title of “the world’s worst boss” for trying to keep prices low for consumers and opposing union control of his workplace.
Bezos, the new owner of The Washington Post, …
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Tagged Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Communications Workers of America, Ford Foundation, Gara LaMarche, George Kohl, George Soros, Jeff Bezos, Jim Simpson, Lachlan Markay, Larry Cohen, Martin O’Malley, Open Society Foundation, Tefere Gebre, Tom Perez
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