Labor
Meatpackers sue OSHA demanding virus safety enforcement at Maid-Rite plant
July 24, 2020The workers said in their lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Harrisburg that even though OSHA has known about conditions at the plant since early April, it’s done nothing.
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Whole Foods workers sue: Amazon fired us for supporting Black Lives Matter
July 24, 202014 workers are suing after being fired or driven off the job for wearing Black Lives Matter face masks and other apparel.
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New Orleans trash workers’ forced strike enters week 10
July 23, 2020“We don't have Metro's millions but we have our community behind us and most importantly: The truth.”
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Some 2.3 million more seek jobless benefits; 52 million since March
July 23, 2020A combined 2,345,946 people filed for state or federal jobless benefits in the week ending July 18, the Labor Department reported.
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Arizona’s first-ever nurses’ union contract signed in Tucson
July 22, 2020It took 18 months of negotiations, including a one-day strike a year later, before an agreement was finally reached with the employers.
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