COVID-19
‘Essential Workers to Essentially Forgotten’
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Last week’s closing of Smithfield’s pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota has put a spotlight on the dangers facing workers in the food supply industry
Commentary
Labor Education Service in Transition
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I invite us to learn through this together. There is no guidebook, no experience to lean on except in the past we share, the ways we have bound together to fight for our collective dignity.
COVID-19
Concerns Raised Over Hennepin Counties Library Curbside Program
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Earlier today Hennepin County library and service center workers, represented by AFSCME Local 2822, held a “in car” convergence at the Ridgedale Library parking lot.
COVID-19
‘Between an Immovable Object and an Unstoppable Force’
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As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, medical students are being conscripted into the frontline of the crisis.
Media
Two Weeks as a New York City Nurse in the Pandemic
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When Tre Kwon returned to work as an ICU nurse in New York City after having her child, she found herself on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic.
COVID-19
130,000 TPS Holders are Providing Essential Services During the Coronavirus Crisis
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TPS Holders are doing essential work while remaining in legal limbo.
Immigration
New Report Uncovers Widespread Abuse of Agricultural Workers in H-2A Visa Program
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A new report released yesterday by Baltimore based, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, documents extensive labor abuses in the U.S. H-2A visa program.
Immigration
Wage Theft Allegations at Menards Construction Site
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An email provided by LIUNA gives clear evidence of a misclassification and wage theft scheme by a Menards contractor, Blackrock Masonry, at an Apple Valley construction site.
COVID-19
AFSCME Local 2822 Calls on Hennepin County to Halt its ‘Dangerous Work or Debt’ Mandate
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On Tuesday, March 31, Hennepin County notified a total of 311 workers that they would no longer be allowed to work from home beginning Sunday, April 5.
COVID-19
From Manufacturing to Fast-Food, Employers are Taking Advantage of COVID-19 to Mistreat Workers
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Over email, Simpson-Troy pleaded with their company saying, “I don’t feel safe going into the office” but their boss insisted, saying, “It would be great if you came in.”