It is a basic convention of the “State of the Union” address that the sitting President proclaims the union “strong.”
I’m not sure how Biden is going to be able to continue with that bit of nonsense when his supreme court pick is getting zero votes from Republicans.
89% of Workers at an Arizona Starbucks Vote for Union as Labor Movement Quickens
Baristas at a Starbucks (SBUX) cafe in Arizona on Friday became the third store to vote in favor of union representation, the latest in a rising wave of organized labor pushes at multiple locations across U.S. cities.
The Mesa, Arizona cafe is one of dozens inspired by last year’s vote in Buffalo. That location became the first of Starbucks’ workers to vote for union representation, in the face of the coffee giant’s open opposition. After the eligible vote count, 25 workers at the Mesa location voted in favor of the measure, compared to 3 who voted against.
Sanctions seem to be coming down on Putin and his kleptocracy fast and hard (with even Switzerland eyeing asset seizures). And yet, if China decides to support Russia, Biden will have only succeeded in building a dam half way across the river.
But even if China contorts itself by stubbornly refusing to describe Putin’s actions as an invasion, it has edged closer to including Russia in its criticism.
China on Friday emphasised that “it is absolutely imperative that all parties exercise necessary restraint in order to prevent the situation in Ukraine from deteriorating or even getting out of control. The safety of ordinary people’s lives and properties should be effectively safeguarded, and in particular, large-scale humanitarian crises have to be prevented.”
Ukraine, it said, should be a bridge of communication between the east and west, not the frontline of confrontations between major countries. That, by implication, suggests China would favour Ukraine being a neutral state.
