health and safety
Auto Workers union demands Trump wear anti-virus mask on Ford plant visit
May 21, 2020But if past is prologue, he won't. Plus, the company already caved and said he didn't have to.
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Will COVID-19 become a modern-day Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and spark reform?
May 20, 2020The story of Triangle is one of worker power and union struggles, of organizing and movements that made a tragedy a catalyst, not just a headline. Can it happen again?
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Hospital mystery ‘One Foot in the Grave’ a working-class response to pandemic
May 20, 2020What would a working-class cultural response to the pandemic look like?
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Bending PPE rules spells death for health care workers and families
May 20, 2020If he could have worn a fresh N95 mask for every procedure as mandated by the CDC, would surgical technologist Juan Martínez still be alive today?
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AFL-CIO sues Trump’s OSHA to force firms to protect workers from virus
May 19, 2020“It’s truly a sad day in America when working people must sue the organization tasked with protecting our health and safety,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
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