On this Day:  –  On this day in history, April 27, 1911, pacifist and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi  suspended “passive resistance” and entered into negotiations for civil rights for Southeast Indians in South Africa, where they were treated as second-class citizens. Gandhi’s mass nonviolent tactics would serve as a model for Martin Luther King Jr., and subsequent generations of advocates for freedom and equality.

Miami private school Centner Academy won’t employ vaccinated teachers, staff A private school with two campuses in Miami has warned its staff against taking vaccines that prevent COVID-19, saying it will not employ anyone who has been inoculated and spreading misinformation about the potential risks of vaccination.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article250961279.html

The No. 5 best high school in the country is in Miami, ranks U.S. News & World Report  The best high school ranked in Florida — and the fifth best in the nation — continues to be right here in Miami, according to the 2021 rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. School for Advanced Studies continues its reign at the top of the annual list ranking the best high schools across the country. The school has five campuses at Miami Dade College where selected juniors and seniors graduate with a high school diploma and a college associate’s degree. In Florida, Miami-Dade’s high schools crowd the top of the state list with six schools in the top 10. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article250966574.html

Yesterday, Florida state Senate on Monday approved these tighter vote-by-mail regulations in a bill that in recent days was made less stringent after neighboring Georgia's new voting restrictions elicited widespread condemnation, according to a report on NPR. https://www.npr.org/2021/04/26/990990355/florida-state-senate-approves-tighter-rules-on-vote-by-mail-and-drop-boxes

On April 28, the labor movement will once again observe Workers Memorial Day to remember workers killed or injured on the job and to renew the fight for strong safety and health protections. See www.aflcio.org for more.  Write your Senators and tell them to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize(PRO) Act on Workers Memorial Day.

International Workers Day (May Day, May 1st) In the late nineteenth century, the working class was in constant struggle to gain the 8-hour work day. Working conditions were severe and it was quite common to work 10 to 16 hour days in unsafe conditions. Death and injury were commonplace at many work places and inspired such books as Upton Sinclair's The Jungle and Jack London's The Iron Heel. May Day began as a commemoration of the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago. The day is officially recognized in much of the world.