Government
A Broken Union Election System
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Today, EPI released a new report providing an inside account of how employers routinely threaten, intimidate, and harass workers to stop them from exercising their right to collective bargaining.
Immigration
Foreign Farm Workers Already Face Abusive Conditions. Now Trump Wants to Cut Their Wages.
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Pedro, a laborer from Chiapas, Mexico, worked 13 hours a day picking blueberries on a farm in Clinton, North Carolina. He had no time off, except when it rained.
COVID-19
The Airline Bailout Loophole: Companies Laid Off Workers, Then Got Money Meant to Prevent Layoffs
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Three companies including Gate Gourmet, a global provider of airline meals, received $338 million in relief money for workers — and laid workers off anyway.
#GeorgeFloyd
Former Employees Challenge Angel Food Bakeries Commitment to #BLM
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The recent sympathy towards #BLM is a reflection of corporate opportunism.
Amazon
Leaked Memo Reveals Amazon Misled the Public and Workers About COVID-19 Spread in Minnesota
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“For months, Amazon has been sitting on information that could have helped prevent workers in my facility from getting sick and spreading the virus to our families.”
#GeorgeFloyd
Tattersall Workers are Trying to Form a Union
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Earlier today Tattersall workers made public their intention to form a union.
Amazon
‘I Feel Like I Almost Died’
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On a Wednesday afternoon Zoom press conference, Hibaq Mohamed asserted that it’s likely the number is higher saying, “you can not trust the number of confirmed cases.”
Immigration
Undocumented Farmworkers Are Refusing Covid Tests for Fear of Losing Their Jobs
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As states reopen for business, the coronavirus is exploding among America’s 2.5 million farmworkers, imperiling efforts to contain the spread of the disease and keep food on the shelves just as peak harvest gets underway
Wage Theft
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry secures nearly $315K in back wages for workers in Digi-Key Project
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The back-wage amounts ranged from less than $100 to more than $11,000 in payments to individual workers.
#GeorgeFloyd
It’s Time to Make Black Lives Matter in Our Unions
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The Movement for Black Lives is encouraging union members to plan “Labor for Black Lives” actions in their communities on Friday, June 19—Juneteenth.