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A call is circulating urging workers and supporters not to leave a strike early, stressing that staying the full duration is essential to keep pressure on employers. The message reflects a common tension in labor actions, where morale and participation can fade over time, and it is being shared as encouragement to hold the line.
- 2Kansas agriculture depends on immigrants the system has failed▼Kansas agriculture and rural communities need immigrants, but system has failed them
Kansas Reflector reports that Kansas agriculture and rural communities rely heavily on immigrant workers, but argues the US immigration system has failed them. The piece frames immigrant labor as essential to the state's farms and struggling rural towns, while criticizing policy that leaves these workers without stable legal status. It adds to ongoing national debate over immigration reform and labor shortages.