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05/14/2020

photo by Tony Webster Last week, according to PayDay Report and Louisiana local news, dozens of garbage workers employed by the temp service People Ready went on strike demanding proper…

05/12/2020

We've reached 200 followers on Insta! Thank you all for supporting our fight to better UNO's campus for workers and students. We are committed to returning stronger than ever in the coming semesters.

05/07/2020

Y'ALL New Orleans City Council just unanimously passed a resolution supporting Medicare for All and the Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act!

Shout out to , Physicians for a National Health Program, Students for a National Health Program (SNaHP), AMSA - American Medical Student Association, and 504HealthNet for making this happen!

05/07/2020

Author’s Note: This piece is the third in a series called “Slumlord City: How New Orleans Rentals are Failing Working Families.” This story is about a landlord who decided to take an eviction into her own hands. Harassing tenants to force them to vacate the premises is illegal, but this practi...

05/07/2020

**ATTENTION: PHONE ZAP**
New Orleans Sanitation workers are fighting for their rights! These workers keep our city clean and safe, and are putting their lives out on the line everyday to keep New Orleans running. They are doing a WORK STOPPAGE to demand hazard pay and PPE.
Please call METROWIDE SERVICES today to tell them you are a concerned New Orleanian and that Metrowide needs to do right by these workers. 🌹
504-520-8331
"Hello, my name is [X] I am a New Orleans resident calling to urge Metrowide Services to pay their workers what they deserve and give them PPE. The hoppers are demanding $135 standard day rate plus $150 hazard pay per day until the pandemic is over. They also demand to be given proper protective equipment every day."
Let's show our FRONTLINE workers we have their back!

Sanitation workers demand better pay and better protection

05/01/2020

This week we are debunking mis-inforation about covid-19 and looking at the latest scientific studies so you can make informed choices and be safe. SUBSCRIBE...

05/01/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOhO4CmVTOo

The coronavirus crisis has demonstrated how systemic white supremacy manifests in our society in a multitude of ways, from the mistakes made at the onset, to...

04/28/2020

Author’s note: This is the second article in a series called “Slumlord City: How New Orleans Rentals are Failing Working Families.” This article is about Metrowide Apartments, a group of rental units and complexes owned by Joshua Bruno. When Devin Shelley moved into the apartment complex calle...

04/27/2020

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/keepneworleansevictioncourtclosed?fbclid=IwAR0SOaUeA5d7FbDFGNHQpVrvNbFVx29DWml5G4uQICBeCValGFQbRHkQsco

New Orleans was in the grips of a housing and evictions crisis before COVID-19 struck our community, with 61% of all renters being cost-burdened with rent and an eviction rate double the national average. COVID-19 has ravaged our workforce, pushing many in our communities deeper into poverty and pla...

04/25/2020

If you are detained for any reason, remember these important tips:

1) Ask 'Am I being detained?' "Am I free to go?'
2) If you are detained, state out loud, "I do NOT consent to a search of myself or my property."
3) Ask for an attorney and then invoke your right to remain silent.

04/25/2020

Don't forget to opt out of FOLLETT Access for the Summer 2020 session! You have to opt out for each semester as it comes up. Otherwise they will charge you $25 per credit hour to RENT books.

Use this form to 'opt out' or 'back in' to the course material program at University of New Orleans.