job safety
Twitter workers sue Elon Musk for breaking federal law as he fires 3,700
November 10, 2022“It’s total chaos, the house melting down,” one San Francisco worker said.
Read moreNACOSH unveils comprehensive job safety/health strengthening plan
February 4, 2021Marcos Vasquez, a 20-year day labor construction worker in Houston, still toils for employers who won’t provide him an anti-viral mask. Or gloves. Or other personal protective equipment.
Read moreUFCW: Tyson rivals Smithfield in its disregard for workers
June 26, 2020LOGANSPORT, Ind.—The now-infamous Smithfield pork production plant in South Dakota apparently has a “rival” of sorts among food processing factories that have become coronavirus pandemic hotspots. Welcome to the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Logansport,...
Read moreAs COVID-19 rages, America’s meatpacking workers battle for their lives
June 26, 2020Their sons and daughters, the Children of Smithfield, organize to save their parents, their children, and themselves.
Read moreUnder 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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