Teamsters Demand Stronger Protections as States Reopen
As commercial activity ramps up, the union is demanding stronger safety protections at food processing plants.
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“Injury to All” at Rutgers University
A coalition of unions representing 20,000 workers is organizing to reject the university’s austerity response to the pandemic.
Belabored Podcast #200: Back to the Streets of Chicago
For the 200th episode of Belabored, Sarah and Michelle speak to Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Stacy Davis Gates about what it’s like to be an educator and an organizer during a pandemic and an uprising against police brutality.
Educators March to Get NYPD out of NYC Schools
Organizers want to remove police from schools and replace them with counselors, social workers, and programs that create a nurturing and inclusive—rather than punitive—environment for students.
The Union Drive at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
“Amplifying our concerns about going back to work,” says museum educator Sarah Shaw, “is also a way of amplifying the concerns of other frontline workers.”
Workers at the Los Angeles Apparel Factory Are Getting Sick
In L.A., thousands of garment workers manufacture clothes for dismal pay in unsanitary factories. Now these workers are catching COVID-19.
The Bus Drivers’ Refusal
Transit unions around the country have declined requests from police departments to transport protesters to jail.
A Minneapolis Worker Center Becomes a Hub of Protest
“Whether it is low wages, abusive bosses, or police brutality, our community is in a lot of pain,” Shenda Kazee said. “There are so many injustices I have witnessed firsthand that never make the news. Minneapolis definitely needs to change.”
Belabored Podcast #199: Radical Seattle, with Cal Winslow
For a short time in 1919, the working class ran the city of Seattle. Radicals experienced intense police violence, and those deemed “outside agitators” faced deportation. The story of a general strike.
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.
As Florida Reopens, the Health Crisis in Immokalee Deepens
“Unfortunately, we see a lot of people getting sick and not receiving the proper medical care and resources that they need,” one farmworker said. “For the governor to continuously ignore us is incredibly irresponsible.”
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.”
Belabored Podcast #198: Not Safe to Work
What should you do if your boss is pressuring you to return to an unsafe workplace?
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.
