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COVID-19 Exposes the Delicate Economic Balance We All Live in Under Capitalism
This pandemic makes it clear that under capitalism, the worker is not that far removed from the pauper.
Minimum-Wage Workers Are Dying to Keep Everyone Else Alive. They Deserve More.
Low-wage workers are standing between our society and calamity. They deserve health care and a living wage now.
Auto Union Official Fired for Warning Fellow Workers About COVID-19
A union leader at a GM subsidiary plant in Michigan was fired for telling members that coworkers might have COVID-19.
Trump Admin Says Employers Don’t Have to Record Coronavirus Cases Among Workers
Public health experts and former Labor Department officials said the new rules are an absurd attack on worker safety.
Coal Industry Seeks Cuts to Payments for Miners With Black Lung Amid Pandemic
Coal companies want Congress to slash a tax that finances a trust fund for coal miners with black lung disease.
Who Cares for Care Workers During the Pandemic?
This pandemic exposes the urgent need for a major transformation in how we think about and support care workers.
Harlem Hospital Nurses Demand Better Protection Amid Pandemic
At Harlem Hospital Center, health care workers are expected to use one mask for five 12-hour shifts.
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Is Trying to Destroy Airline Workers’ Job Protections
The bipartisan agreement for workers-first relief in the CARES Act could go off the rails.
Amid Pandemic, Workers Walk Out, Building Momentum Toward General Strike
Instacart, Whole Foods and Amazon workers are walking off the job to demand better pay and protections amid COVID-19.
As Fashion Lines Are Praised for Making Face Masks, Don’t Ignore Garment Workers
Many workers making the masks face a risk of infection at work and some lack access to bathrooms with soap and water.