worker protections

Laying the Groundwork For the Workplace Protection Policies We Need

Leave a Comment / low-wage jobs, Worker Protection / By max cyril

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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This pandemic-year Thanksgiving, think hard about the system that has workers on the job today

Leave a Comment / Essential Worker, workplace safety / By max cyril

Every Thanksgiving, people across the United States gather with their family and friends to celebrate and eat and be with their loved ones. And at the same time, people across the United States are at work—maybe having rescheduled their holiday meal around their work and maybe having given up the celebration entirely. Well, this year is …

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The Federal Agency Designed to Protect Workers Is Trying to Destroy Unions and Weaken Labor Rights

Leave a Comment / worker's rights / By max cyril

When Dan Hoskins tried to organize colleagues at an Oregon plant in 2019, vindictive managers marched him past as many workers as possible en route to a disciplinary meeting in the human resources office. The company wanted to create a climate of fear, Hoskins recalled, not only by threatening his job but ensuring others saw …

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Unions see big new worker interest amid coronavirus threats

A Brief Look at Today’s Workers Rights and Protections

Leave a Comment / Worker Protection, worker's rights / By max cyril

Workers used to be at the mercy of their employers when the topic of job-related safety and benefits arose, to say nothing of hiring and promotions. Now, after a push for employee rights gained momentum late in the 20th century, the result was a series of important laws that millions of Americans rely on for …

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Democrats say DOL keeping workers in the dark about paid leave

1 Comment / paid leave / By max cyril

“They’re not stupid,” Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) said. “They know how to get the word out. They just don’t want to.” An Indiana truck driver denied paid leave while experiencing coronavirus symptoms. An Arizona HVAC employee paid for just two of 13 days spent in self-quarantine. A California USPS worker rejected for paid leave when caring for her child whose school …

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Grocery Store Workers Need Frontline Protections

Leave a Comment / Essential Worker, Worker Protection / By max cyril

Grocery store workers, like healthcare workers, first responders, and transportation workers, are currently among those deemed “essential” workers during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. And, indeed, they have always been essential: they help provide the food and supplies necessary to sustain us all. But of all the frontline workers whose work puts them in contact with …

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Corona in the Age of Class Warfare; McKayla’s Bid to Knock Out Hoyer

Leave a Comment / paid sick leave / By max cyril

Pandemics might be one of the single best mass events to shine a light on class warfare, especially in the U.S. Rich people don’t have to worry about getting sick—they can afford extensive care in a country in which millions of working-class people can’t even afford to see a doctor for a run-of-the-mill reason. If …

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Bernie Sanders staffers approve first-ever union contract for presidential campaign workers

Republicans Working Against Workers

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Ever-worsening is the chasm between the loaded, who luxuriate in gated communities, and the workers, who are hounded at their rickety gates by bill collectors. Even though last week’s Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed unemployment at a low 4.4 percent, wages continue to flatline, killing both opportunity and the consumer economy. Meanwhile, corporations persist …

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