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A man called Mr Franklin once wrote that he bitterly regretted not inoculating his son for smallpox.” He was a fine lad and only four years old. He died in the usual way.”

By the way, this was 1736 and the man’s first name was Benjamin.

#innoculation #cowpox #BenjaminFranklin #vaccination

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Who Invented Vaccines? A History of Variolation and Innoculation

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Laborwave Radio

Laborwave Radio focuses on work and labor organizing from an anti-capitalist perspective. We're a part of the Channel Zero Network and Labor Radio Network.

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West coast conservative group attempts to sway public workers to leave unions | Pennsylvania Capital-Star

https://www.penncapital-star.com/blog/west-coast-conservative-group-attempts-to-sway-public-workers-to-leave-unions/

#OT101 #innoculation

FedEx mounts big-money push to head off unionization by US workers

Teamsters bid to organize employees seeking better pay and benefits as company bombards them with anti-union messages

Here’s What the CEO of Kickstarter Said to Creators About Firing Union Organizers

The CEO Aziz Hasan denied retaliating against employees for union organizing, but said that a "union framework is inherently adversarial."

Read the company's response for some good #innoculation against corporate #bullshit:

Yoga for the Masses. Unions for the Instructors? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/11/nyregion/yoga-instructor-union.html

Yoga for the Masses. Unions for the Instructors?

As the multibillion-dollar industry expands, teachers are beginning to demand more pay, benefits and job security.

The New York Times

#innoculation

Uber and Lyft Are Recruiting Their Own Drivers to Lobby Against Drivers' Rights - https://splinternews.com/uber-and-lyft-are-recruiting-their-own-drivers-to-lobby-1837714017

Uber and Lyft Are Recruiting Their Own Drivers to Lobby Against Drivers' Rights

“Gig economy” tech companies that rely on armies of “independent contractors” are panicked at a bill being considered in California that could force them to classify their workers as actual employees. Now, they’re busily enlisting their own workers to lobby against... improving the lives of their own workers. Read the emails below.