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Crime doesn’t pay but prison does, even amidst a pandemic
May 12, 2020As factories and other businesses remain shuttered across America, people in prisons in at least 40 states continue going to work.
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May Day strike at Amazon, Walmart, FedEx, Target, Instacart, Whole Foods!
April 30, 2020An unprecedented coalition of essential workers fights for life in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, walking off the job from coast to coast in the largest U.S. job action in decades.
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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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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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Under 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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