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Essential workers fear not just for their own health, but for their families

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In recent weeks, essential workers have been pushed down the priority list for COVID-19 vaccinations in states including California and Massachusetts, a decision that is likely to cost lives among the people we rely on to keep us fed and keep the economy going. A recent study by researchers at the University of California-San Francisco shows a …

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Transforming the Labor Landscape: The Working People Weekly List

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Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s the latest edition of the Working People Weekly List. The PRO Act Could Transform the Labor Landscape: “Joe Biden promised to be the most pro-union president in modern history. He has a chance …

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Clyburn pressures OSHA over its failures on meatpacking plant COVID-19 outbreaks

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Meatpacking plants have been the sites of some of the worst outbreaks—and the worst abuses—of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Rep. Jim Clyburn, chair of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, is planning to investigate. Clyburn put the meatpacking industry and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on notice Monday. Clyburn charged that OSHA failed “to …

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How Joe Biden Is Empowering America’s Workers

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Time and again over the past few years, as he fought to protect his coworkers at Bobcat’s North Dakota plant, William Wilkinson faced two obstacles. One was the company. The other was a federal government that, instead of fulfilling its duty to safeguard workers, helped management exploit them. Within hours of taking office on January …

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Laying the Groundwork For the Workplace Protection Policies We Need

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For most, attendance was taught to be a priority. The American Educational system, in particular, stresses that without near-perfect attendance, it would be impossible to hold a job or manage the business world. As a result, Illness and extemporary circumstances are associated with failure, weakness, and irresponsibility. However, the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic forced …

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Six dead in Georgia poultry plant liquid nitrogen leak, this week in the war on workers

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Six people are dead after a liquid nitrogen leak at a Georgia poultry plant and 11 others were hospitalized, with at least three in critical condition. Two of the people killed were Mexican citizens, and those injured included at least four firefighters. “When leaked into the air, liquid nitrogen vaporizes into an odorless gas that’s capable …

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Toiling in the Marijuana Fields

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Working People is excited to announce that, along with our ongoing partnership with In These Times magazine, we are now partnered with The Real News Network in Baltimore! In this episode, we sit down with Justin Whittaker for the first part of an ongoing series of interviews where we’ll be talking to workers on all sides of the marijuana industry?—?in states …

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Jeffrey Wigand: The Tobacco Whistle- Blower

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Years after disclosing the deepest, darkest, tobacco industry secret, whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand remains as outspoken as ever. He still believes in the fight against tobacco. He is still on the front line as a key educator on tobacco dangers.  Wigand was a big tobacco executive who made the top news when he revealed the addictive …

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3 Tips For Handling This Year’s Minimum Wage Increases

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Workers in half of the United States are seeing minimum wage increases in 2021, meaning employers and employees alike will need to stay abreast of changes that can affect various types of compensation beyond workers’ regular pay, experts told Law360. The statewide wage floor will go up in 25 states this year, according to a …

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The U.S. Economy Excels at One Thing: Producing Massive Inequality

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To grasp the sheer magnitude of U.S. economic inequality in recent years, consider its two major stock market indices: the Standard and Poor (S&P) 500 and Nasdaq. Over the last 10 years, the values of shares listed on them grew spectacularly. The S&P 500 went from roughly 1,300 points to over 3,800 points, almost tripling. …

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Madeline Messa

Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.

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