As COVID-19 ravages communities across the U.S., many experts agree that meatpacking plants, where employees work shoulder-to-shoulder, are the next ground zero for the spread of COVID-19. In several rural communities with sudden COVID-19 spikes, many residents say that the meatpacking plants that surround the city and employ several

While many are praising the work that essential public employees are doing during the COVID-19 pandemic, some politicians are working quietly behind the scenes to use the crisis to strip public employees of collective bargaining rights.  Last week, Las Vegas’ Clark County, which is controlled by the local Democratic Party,

With the Trump Administration blocking OSHA from issuing regulations to protect workers from COVID-19, workers across the United States have instead been subject to an uneven set of workplace safety rules during COVID-19.   In Massachusettes, Republican Governor Charlie Baker has refused pleas from organized labor to shut down construction sites

With many food workers being forced to work as essential workers during COVID-19, workers are increasingly striking to draw attention to unsafe conditions. On Friday, workers at food plants in Virginia and Illinois walked off the jobs over dangerous conditions. Friday’s wildcat strikes by food processing workers are part