Labor
Hot weather becomes major cause of illness, death for U.S. workers
August 20, 2021The number of victims of the largely ignored danger grows in Arizona and many other states as global warming-induced heat fells workers on the job.
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Steelworkers bus tour touts infrastructure bill, union-built supply chain
August 19, 2021“We Supply America” tour rolls through the country from Northwestern Indiana to Tidewater Virginia and Wilmington, N.C.
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Workers win at a McDonald’s that gave them dog diapers to use as face masks
August 18, 2021Forced to strike for 22 months, Oakland McDonald’s workers settle with bosses who gave them dog diapers and told them to use rubber bands to tie coffee filters over their noses and mouths to protect against...
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Keeping storms at bay
August 16, 2021Tom Conway is president of the United Steelworkers. This article has appeared on the USW Website.
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Coronavirus upends world of work, opens workers’ eyes to unions
August 13, 2021Hundreds of thousands of workers had their eyes opened to the need for protections unions offer
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