health and safety
Minnesota Home care workers lobby Dems for improvements
January 3, 2023Better working conditions mean better care for consumers, they say.
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Manhattan Starbucks workers’ 45-day strike demands bedbug elimination and contract negotiations
December 12, 2022People’s World talked with Nicole Derose, one of the organizers who’s been on strike every day.
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Data shows Amazon workers suffer double the injuries of other warehouse workers
November 23, 2022Amazon’s injury machine must be stopped before it destroys even more workers’ bodies and livelihoods.
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Amazon JFK8 warehouse fire: Interview with one of the workers who faced retaliation
October 17, 2022People’s World talks with David Sherwood, a lead Amazon Labor Union organizer who’s been suspended after protesting unsafe conditions.
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Amazon suspends 80 workers for refusing to work following dangerous fire
October 12, 2022A faulty cardboard compactor had been smoking for days. When it finally caught fire, employees immediately stopped work and defied company orders to get back to their positions.
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