After a plea from Governor Whitmer, nursing home workers will suspend a planned strike for thirty days while negotiations continue. The drive for collective action comes after months of stress and anguish.
Rosa Carreño hopes her new union will lead to more support from the state. “The parents can’t go to work if they don’t have a safe place for their children to stay.”
Sephora workers are weighing their growing economic insecurity against the health risks of returning.
In Shakopee, Minnesota, workers at the fulfillment center MSP1 organize walkouts over firings and coronavirus policies.
Salon technicians are struggling to balance safety precautions with the inherently intimate nature of their work.
While the company boasted that it would donate $1 million to fight racism, workers argue it is perpetuating racial injustice by mistreating its many Black and Latinx workers.
The White House recently announced plans to restrict migrant work programs. J-1 visa holders already working without labor protections now face an even more precarious future.
Recent policy changes in New York City promise to reduce police harassment of vendors, but they are struggling months into the pandemic.
Home-based day-care providers struggle to stay afloat while keeping other essential workers going.
Adjunct faculty at Valencia College are campaigning for a union to advocate for fair pay, more job stability, and a greater say in how the college is run.
As coronavirus tore through nursing homes, workers weathered fights for adequate protection and anguish from mounting deaths.
The Supreme Court’s ruling on DACA grants union workers like Nelson Iraheta some peace of mind. But his future hangs on the results of November’s election.
