Washington, DC – The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) has called on the White House Coronavirus Task Force to offer more protections for meatpacking and food processing workers. In
Long Island, NY – Tuesday, April 28th is Workers Memorial Day, a day to mourn the workers who died on the job over the past year. This year’s remembrance takes on
Editor’s Note: This report is based on conversations with Nurse T., who works in a New York hospital ICU that serves a a largely impoverished black and Hispanic community. New
Multiple American companies made the cut this year for the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health’s list of 2020 “Dirty Dozen” employers. The Special Coronavirus Edition highlights how the
NEW YORK, N.Y.—More than two-thirds of construction workers in two major New York building-trades unions are out of work because of the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic, officials said Apr. 21. About
Albany, NY – Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced elective outpatient treatments can resume in counties and hospitals without significant risk of COVID-19. Restrictions on
New York, NY – Two years ago, 23-year Transit veteran and conductor Ben Schaeffer, was hailed as a hero when he quickly evacuated a train at a the 36th Street
New York, NY – Four months into the coronavirus crisis and low-wage workers on the front lines and those caring for our most vulnerable populations nationwide are still not getting
New York, NY – It’s 10 a.m. and Nurse T. has rushed into Mr. M’s room because a monitor is showing his oxygen levels have fallen dramatically. She sends a
New York, NY – On Wednesday, April 15th, the MTA announced that it will be partnering with Northwell Health to provide priority testing to transit workers who have COVID-19 symptoms.
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