Worker Safety
Union wins at Staten Island Amazon, too close to call in Alabama
April 1, 2022Looks too close to call at the Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse due to a large number of challenges.
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COVID hitting Detroit hard; businesses and politicians not responding in kind
January 11, 2022Leaving COVID-19 protocols and safety measures to management alone creates problems for workers, as has been seen at one Detroit coffee company.
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Report exposes dangerous conditions at Minnesota’s Amazon warehouses
December 16, 2021Suffering an injury on the Amazon warehouse floor, Minnesota workers said, is the start of a drawn-out process that often results in greater injury, unpaid medical bills, or lost wages.
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‘Amazon won’t let us leave’: Tornado creates modern Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
December 15, 2021Chains on doors condemned people to death in the Triangle fire 110 years ago; threats of termination achieved the same outcome this week.
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AFL-CIO lawyer warns of incoming fire from High Court majority
September 1, 2021Top federation counsel tells Biden administration probers that it is all but certain that anti-labor justices will continue to go after worker rights with a vengeance.
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