Worker Safety
Meatpackers hit for discrimination against workers of color in virus protection
July 16, 2020The nation’s big meatpackers, notably Tyson Foods and JBS, are racially discriminating against their predominantly brown, Black, and Asian front-line labor force.
Read moreCOVID-19 deaths among nurses: U.S. 91, Canada 0. Why?
May 12, 2020Hundreds of nurses from both countries listen in on a call arranged by their union that lays the blame for the deaths in the U.S. at the feet of the health care system.
Read moreMay Day strike at Amazon, Walmart, FedEx, Target, Instacart, Whole Foods!
April 30, 2020An unprecedented coalition of essential workers fights for life in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, walking off the job from coast to coast in the largest U.S. job action in decades.
Read moreCorporations: “Thank you essential workers, your sacrifice is our PR gain.”
April 28, 2020It's our responsibility to hold accountable those who put them in such dire workplace conditions.
Read moreThe Dirty Dozen: List of worst coronavirus employers released to public
April 27, 2020The April 23 report preceded Workers Memorial Day, April 28, which this year has been stretched into an entire week, through May Day. Workers Memorial Day both honors workers killed on the job—5,250 in 2018, the...
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