working conditions
Striking health workers demand parity for mental and physical healthcare
December 20, 2018“Don’t get me wrong—I would love to have more money, but what motivates me to show up on the picket line is that so many of our patients don’t get what they need, so many of...
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Needed: A shorter work week
December 17, 2018Productivity is higher than ever thanks to technology...so why are we all still working so much?
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McDonald’s workers walk off the job in strike against sexual harassment
September 19, 2018"We were never prepared for this and shouldn’t have to experience it in the first place."
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Chicago water plant injuries just days before Labor Day
August 31, 2018This Labor Day weekend, let’s honor workers and their families by re-asserting the importance of preserving and enforcing health and safety.
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Labor expert Liu Cheng tour: Bringing Chinese and U.S. workers together
August 22, 2018According to Prof. Liu Cheng, the struggles of working people in the U.S. and China share many similarities. Both are up against “free market fundamentalism.”
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