health and safety

Auto Workers union demands Trump wear anti-virus mask on Ford plant visit

May 21, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

But if past is prologue, he won't. Plus, the company already caved and said he didn't have to.

Will COVID-19 become a modern-day Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and spark reform?

May 20, 2020 By David Unger

The story of Triangle is one of worker power and union struggles, of organizing and movements that made a tragedy a catalyst, not just a headline. Can it happen again?

Hospital mystery ‘One Foot in the Grave’ a working-class response to pandemic

May 20, 2020 By Tim Libretti

What would a working-class cultural response to the pandemic look like?

Bending PPE rules spells death for health care workers and families

May 20, 2020 By Roberta Wood

If he could have worn a fresh N95 mask for every procedure as mandated by the CDC, would surgical technologist Juan Martínez still be alive today?

AFL-CIO sues Trump’s OSHA to force firms to protect workers from virus

May 19, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

“It’s truly a sad day in America when working people must sue the organization tasked with protecting our health and safety,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.