In the Southwest, the US nuclear weapons program left a legacy of poisoned uranium workers and death across the Navajo Nation. Workers and communities are still seeking justice.
FedEx workers at the Memphis World Hub said they were pressured to work faster than they felt was safe.
Vilsack held the post under Obama, and critics say he was too close to Big Ag.
“There’s a litany of things the Trump administration has done that we have to undo,” said Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.), who serves on the House Education and Labor Committee and is a top contender for labor secretary in the Biden administrtation.
A report from the CDC about safety procedures at a meatpacking plant whose workers were falling ill at an alarming rate early on in the pandemic is raising new questions about political interference at the agency.
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Workers asked to work in situations that present a danger to their health and safety have rights, and they should not be afraid to assert them.
These Cicero workers are joining a growing chorus of essential workers around the country at places like Amazon, Walmart, and Target who are demanding stronger protections on the job amidst an ever worsening COVID-19 crisis
Front-line workers are staging job action after job action in their quest for protection from the coronavirus
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