health and safety
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?
Read moreHospital 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?
Read moreBending 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?
Read moreAFL-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.
Read more‘Anti-lockdown protesters’ are nothing but strikebreakers
May 18, 2020There are two sides in this class battle over reopening the economy, and right-wing armed protesters are not on workers' side.
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