Immigrant Meatpackers Fightback Against Intimidation & Death Traps
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…
Democratic Officials Move to Suspend Union Contracts During COVID-19
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…
13,000 Carpenters Refuse to Work in Massachusetts
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…
Latina Workers in Chicago & Poultry Workers in Virginia Strike Over COVID-19
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,…
After 42 Test Positive for COVID-19, Nurses in Western PA Walk Off Job
PITTSBURGH, PA – On Thursday, dozens of nurses, members of SEIU Healthcare PA, walked off at the Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center in Western Pennsylvania’s…
After 10 Workers Get COVID-19, 1,000 Meatpackers Walk Off the Job in Colorado
On Monday, JBS announced that ten workers at its Greeley, Colorado plant tested positive for COVID-19. In response to this, on Tuesday, nearly 1,000 meatpacking…
ATU Shop Steward, Who Warned of COVID-19 Dangers, Dies From it
Today, the Amalgamated Transit Union announced the death of Scott Ryan, a 41-year-old bus driver and father of three from Everett, Washington, who had warned…
Memphis Teamsters Wildcat Strike at Kroger’s Crucial Southern Warehouse
Today, a group of mostly African-American workers, members of Teamsters Local 667, went on a wildcat strike at a warehouse in Memphis, after a co-worker…
Black Garbage Workers Go on Wildcat Strike in Pittsburgh as General Strike Wave Spreads
PITTSBURGH, PA – Today, a group of several hundred, mostly African-American sanitation workers in Pittsburgh, members of Teamsters Local 249, went out on an illegal,…
2 UAW Members at Chrysler Have Died of COVID-19
This evening, the UAW announced that 2 UAW members employed at Chrylser have died of COVID-19. “I can confirm that two UAW members who had…
Kentucky Hotline Not Helping Workers Forced to Work During COVID-19
Newly elected Kentucky Democratic Governor Andy Beshear has received praise for his handling of the COVID-crisis. However, workers in manufacturing say that the Governor’s office…
Gibson Guitar Forces Its Factory Workers in Nashville to Work During COVID-19
(UPDATE: After receiving hundreds of angry tweets, Gibson Guitar announced today that they would not be re-opening their factory on Monday) Nashville-based Gibson Guitars last…