Labor
OSHA targets coronavirus inspections to health care, meatpacking firms
March 17, 2021As it carries out Biden’s orders it will focus on going after firms that retaliate against whistleblowers.
Read moreMaine Medical Center nurses want a union, need support
March 16, 2021University of Southern Maine economics professor Michael Hillard said recently that the union-organizing campaign occurs at a crucial time.
Read moreSan Francisco: $5/hour COVID hazard pay for grocery, pharmacy workers
March 12, 2021Late last month, a UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll found 77% of Californians support hazard pay legislation for frontline essential workers.
Read moreKroger closes grocery stores to avoid COVID hazard pay for workers
March 11, 2021One of the most profitable corporations in the United States is threatening grocery workers’ jobs in response to a new coronavirus-era hazard pay requirement.
Read moreRep. Tim Ryan’s PRO Act speech goes viral: “Help the damn workers”
March 10, 2021Heaven forbid Congress do anything to help workers.
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