workplace safety
Retail Workers Union loses in Amazon Bessemer vote count
April 9, 2021Union notes that the giant company broke countless labor laws during a vicious anti-union campaign and that it will challenge the final results.
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Seis trabajadores mueren en la planta de procesamiento avícola de Georgia
February 2, 2021Las víctimas: José DeJesus Elias-Cabrera, de 45 años, de Gainesville; Corey Alan Murphy, de Clermont, de 35 años; Nelly Perez-Rafael, de Gainesville, de 28 años; Saulo Suarez-Bernal, de 41 años, de Dawsonville; Víctor Vellez de Gainesville,...
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Brooklyn nurse: My patient wore a mask while I had none
April 27, 2020The workers and their unions, including AFT, National Nurses United, AFGE, the Machinists, the Office and Professional Employees and the Professional and Technical Engineers, are conducting a strong campaign for more PPE, particularly the N95 masks...
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No thanks to your thanks, just give us safety at work
April 27, 2020Chicago transit worker: “Today I tested positive for COVID-19…..Your thanks will not save my life or the lives of my coworkers.”
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Under pressure, feds reverse decision to close coronavirus testing sites
April 10, 2020Under pressure from Pennsylvania lawmakers and a report on National Public Radio, the GOP Trump government’s Health and Human Services Department abruptly reversed a ruling to cut off dollars to some 41 community coronavirus testing sites...
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