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Three workers seated around a table collaborate to draw a hazard map

Safety: Bosses Want to Fix the Worker, Unions Want to Fix the Job »

April 24, 2020 | Jay Herzmark

Unions and bosses have different outlooks on safety. Employers say illnesses and injuries are caused by worker carelessness: he didn’t wash his hands enough; she touched her face. That’s the way the boss wants you to think, too.

Postal Workers Plan Workers’ Memorial Day Vigils »

April 24, 2020 | Mike Bates and David Yao

Workers injured or killed by their jobs are honored every year on April 28, Workers’ Memorial Day.

Nurses and Community Save Emergency Room on Chicago's South Side »

April 23, 2020 | Dennis Kosuth

In the midst of a pandemic wreaking havoc on Chicago, a victory was won by nurses and the community served by Provident Hospital. Located on the overwhelmingly black South Side near Washington Park, this institution has a rich history.

Class Struggle or Class Snuggle? »

April 22, 2020 | Labor Leaders

At this moment of unprecedented crisis, how can we ensure the physical safety and economic health of U.S. workers?

Reopening the Economy Will Send Us to Hell »

April 22, 2020 | Mike Davis

As we head into the fifth month of the outbreak millions of working families feel like they have been kidnapped and sent to hell.
New York City transit workers working in a subway tunnel in 2017.

Viewpoint: How to Save Transit Workers’ Lives »

April 21, 2020 | Steve Downs

Transit workers have always known they were essential to the functioning of New York City. Wider public recognition of this fact has come at a high cost.
Group of singers in line, with arms around each other, at 2018 Labor Notes Conference.

Building Power in a Pandemic: Virtual Labor Notes Conference Draws Thousands »

April 20, 2020 | Labor Notes staff

Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Stacy Davis Gates led off the first-ever Labor Notes Virtual Conference April 18, calling on workplace activists to “pivot from mourning into action.
Two postal workers talking to each other inside an office.

Shop Steward in a Pandemic »

April 20, 2020 | C.J. Jenkins

I’ve had the honor and privilege to serve my fellow Baltimore postal workers as a shop steward for the last decade.
Group of protesters in Honduras assembled in the street with signs

Corona Capitalism in Honduras »

April 17, 2020 | Karen Spring and Judy Ancel

On April 10 residents of Choloma, an industrial town in northern Honduras, blocked the main highway connecting the city of San Pedro Sula to the Port of Cortes. Choloma and nearby towns are the center of sweatshop production for U.S. brands in factories called maquilas.

'All Union Members Are Hereby Fired' »

April 17, 2020 | Andrew Tillett-Saks

While workers around the world scramble for physical and economic safety in the pandemic, some factory owners in Southeast Asia see an opportunity to attack unions to increase their profits.

Nurses Across the U.S. Protest Dangerous Conditions and For-Profit Health Care »

April 16, 2020 | Labor Notes staff

Nurse union activists organized actions at hospitals across the country yesterday, a national day of action to draw attention to how the U.S.’s profit-driven health care system is failing workers and patients alike.

Over 100 Hospitals Cut Staff as Pandemic Spreads »

April 15, 2020 | Chris Brooks

More than 100 hospitals in the U.S. have laid off workers since the pandemic began. Tens of thousands of medical workers are furloughed at the exact moment hospitals should be staffing up and training everyone in intensive care.

Worker with forklift in front of cases of pallets on shelves in warehouse

Workers' Just-in-Time Moment »

April 15, 2020 | Kim Moody

From the Black Plague of the Middle Ages to the flu pandemic of 1918 to COVID-19, disease and pestilence have always followed two of humanity’s most well-trod paths: those of war and trade.
Protest in 2017 with signs that support Medicare for All, people marching in the street

How Medicare for All Would Fix Both Public Health and the Economy »

April 15, 2020 | Mark Dudzic

Big problems demand bold solutions. The Labor Campaign for Single Payer is calling on Congress to expand Medicare coverage to everyone in America for the duration of the crisis.

What Are My Rights to Paid Leave and Unemployment During the Pandemic? »

April 14, 2020 | Robert M. Schwartz

Note: this article was updated on April 22, 2020 to reflect new guidance from the Department of Labor -Editors.

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