Commentary
Asian American Workers Facing Two Pandemics
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‘This virus does not discriminate against workers based on race or immigration status, and neither should we. ‘
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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.
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Some Jobs Aren’t Meant to Be Done From Home
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Working remotely means that we can continue providing most of these incredibly important services, but it also means that we are now providing crisis intervention from our living rooms and bedrooms.
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Our response to COVID-19: Acting in solidarity with you
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Workers are on the front lines fighting this pandemic. They are caring for us, they are delivering our goods, they are protecting us, and they are maintaining our essential services and infrastructure. Their safety must be a top priority
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In the midst of a pandemic, Trump’s NLRB makes it nearly impossible for workers to organize a union
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Today, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a rule making it harder for workers to win and keep a union.
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Grounded Reflections of Turbulent Times
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As the airline industry sits at the precipice of another free fall, we must make the difficult decision to either go to work as usual and be exposed to exponentially greater risk, or take the airline’s proffered unpaid leave of absence, also a great risk.
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Adjusting to Life in a Lockdown
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The public school system made it clear that teachers are disposable. No one denies how enormous and complex the school system is, we merely ask for the basic rights of the city’s most at-risk children and their teachers to be protected.
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Strikes Surge Nationwide
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Strikes have been in the news a lot here lately, but it’s not just a local phenomenon.
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WORKERS NEED STRONGER LABOR LAW PROTECTIONS
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Minnesota’s working families can’t wait. We can’t wait for impeachment hearings, elections or trickle-down economics. We need real solutions now.
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It’s Time For Bold Action, and Unions are Up To The Challenge
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ese are bold actions to take, and it’s a time for bold action. We are experiencing historic inequality in our country. The Trump administration continues to level attacks against workers and their rights to form unions and negotiate fair contracts with their employers.