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The 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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COVID-19: In the U.S., science is being twisted and suppressed
April 27, 2020One lesson learned is that science must exist for the benefit of all people and not be left to the mercies of the rich and powerful.
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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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Veterans face trouble as VA facilities struggle to cope with coronavirus
April 24, 20201,900 VA health care workers who have become sick with the coronavirus. Twenty have died. Another 3,600 of the 300,000-plus VA health care employees are quarantined and unable to work because they have been exposed to...
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