COVID-19
Striking McDonald’s Workers Say Their Lives Are More Essential Than Fast Food
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“We are essential workers,” said Maria Ruiz, “but my life is essential too.”
COVID-19
Fatalistic Grocery Workers Demand Hazard Pay, Saying “Infection Is Inevitable”
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Front-line workers at grocery chains across the country say they want something more tangible than congratulations: hazard pay. And they are winning it with spontaneous organizing campaigns forged in the crucible of a national crisis.
Government
Sara Nelson: Our Airline Relief Bill Is a Template for Rescuing Workers Instead of Bailing Out Execs
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Flight attendants union president Sara Nelson is working with House Democrats on a relief package to help airline workers, with strings attached for management: No executive bonuses. No stock buybacks. No spending money on union-busting. Worker representation on boards.
COVID-19
Call Center Workers Fear For Their Health as They Work in “One Big Germ Pool”
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Employees of a large Consumer Cellular call center in Arizona say that their health is in danger from the spread of the coronavirus, as their company has kept hundreds of people in the call center working in close quarters.
Community
Unions Across America Are Screaming For Paid Sick Leave and Healthcare
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As coronavirus spreads, sowing panic and economic dislocation, unions across the country are using the crisis as an opportunity to call for priorities that were dismissed as left-wing fantasies not long ago—and now seem like common sense.