Labor
Workers welcome OSHA emergency antivirus standard; GOP doesn’t
November 5, 2021Standard sharply reduces the fear workers have had to go to work with uncertainty about getting infected with the virus and fear of unpaid sick time.
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Connecticut group home workers strike Sunrise for wages, pensions, dignity
November 5, 2021Most are making less than $17-an-hour and have to pay $6,000 in monthly premiums for family health insurance coverage. The CEO, meanwhile, rakes in a $325k annual salary.
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‘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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Amazon workers go for bottom-up organizing in Staten Island drive
October 27, 2021There are no “union bosses” and few outside issues or personalities Amazon can attack.
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Los trabajadores de Amazon están listos para unirse a la unión
October 26, 2021Algunos de los trabajadores y simpatizantes del Sindicato de Trabajadores de Amazon se reunieron fuera del centro de cumplimiento de Amazon en Staten Island el 25 de octubre. El ALU anunció que había recolectado más de...
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