health and safety
‘Rust’ shooting was avoidable: Put worker safety center stage in Hollywood
November 3, 2021It can be hard to connect the glitz and glamour of Hollywood to the real-world work that makes it all possible. Yet it's now clear Tinsel town will have to reckon with its less-than-glamorous track record...
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Hospitals at risk of collapse, workers pull 14 – 16 hour shifts
November 1, 2021Makeshift wards in lobbies are not the way to go when it comes to humane and adequate healthcare
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Panel report, Dr. Birx: Trump ignored coronavirus deaths in meatpacking plants
October 29, 202159,000 infections and 269 dead workers at the nation’s big five packers. Half the infections and more than half of the deaths were at Tyson Foods.
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Flight Attendants detail passenger air rage over masks, safety
October 18, 2021One masked flight attendant, still weak and recovering from Covid, attacked for following safety procedures.
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Howard University sit-in: A struggle for democracy at an HBCU
October 14, 2021Unhealthy dormitories and an undemocratic administration have brought Howard University students out in protest.
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