In “Panic Mode” and Waiting for More Relief
A couple employed by an airport catering company haven’t worked since March. They’re struggling to make ends meet.
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Sales Over Health and Safety at Trader Joe’s
Grocery workers say they are encouraged to overcrowd stores—while their CEO writes that unionization is against the chain’s “values.”
Atlantic City’s Streak of Bad Luck
“We want the casino to open,” says a server at Caesars. “I want to go back to work. But they have to do it responsibly.”
Minnesota Senate Denies School Support Staff Job Security
A new state bill aimed to protect the jobs of hourly school employees amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But language protecting those workers was rejected by the Senate.
Seafood Workers Call for PPE
“I want to remind the owners of the factories that they’re the ones who can save our lives.”
Crying Before Work, but Still Showing Up
A home care attendant is determined to keep helping her vulnerable clients. “I’ve been in this field eighteen years,” she said. “So why would I turn my back now, when I know they need me to feed them?”
Displaced from Chinatown Restaurants and Waiting for Unemployment
Two restaurant workers tell their stories.
Epidemiology Students at Harvard Want a Contract
Graduate students are doing essential work researching pandemics. They have no guarantee that work will continue.
Belabored Stories: The Buses Are Busy in the South Bronx
Wayne Lizardi’s route is operating on a reduced schedule, but his bus is still crowded with passengers traveling to work.
Belabored Stories: Anxiety and Upheaval for Adjunct Professors
Academic instructors who were already underemployed and insecure before the crisis face an uncertain future, with little prospect for federal relief.
Belabored Stories: “Like a Big Punch in the Gut”
A server who worked at IHOP for twelve years had her final paycheck withheld until she agreed to return her uniform and officially quit.
Belabored Stories: After Deaths, Fear Rises at Walmart
Walmart is on a hiring spree as workers fear for their lives.
Belabored Stories: Demanding Protections at the Drive-Thru Window
McDonald’s boasted about distributing protective equipment to employees. But one worker said masks, hand sanitizer, and gloves were only available “for a brief period of time. So it was only to get us to be quiet.”
Belabored Stories: Locked out of Unemployment Insurance
States like California have yet to roll out a system to process gig workers’ unemployment-assistance applications. Rideshare drivers are running on fumes.
Belabored Stories: Postal Workers Want Investment and Hazard Pay
The broken federal funding system is reflected in the dangerous conditions faced by many mail carriers.
