The end of the Trump administration and the start of the post-pandemic economic recovery have brought a little optimism to immigrant workers. But many are still struggling to secure their rights and just compensation.
Wellness courts provide an example of how some tribal governments are using indigenous sovereignty to build a community-based justice system, rooted in support and trust rather than punishment.
For many taxi drivers in New York City, their livelihood has become a form of debt bondage. They feel that the city and its bankers have swindled them, and they’re demanding relief.
Biden could ease the suffering inflicted by his predecessors on migrants to the United States. But his administration is unlikely to resolve the structural injustices at the root of the immigration enforcement system.
“One of our dreams that we have as workers is to be treated as essential workers. We just don’t want people to say that we are essential workers, but to be treated as that.”
In January the university plans to cut the compensation of its janitorial staff. Contracted workers could get nothing.
Gig workers were barely scraping by even before companies like Uber spent $200 million on the successful campaign to pass Proposition 22. Now, two paths lie ahead: one paved by corporate cash, and the other blazed by the workers behind the wheel.
A massive round of Disney Parks layoffs is acutely felt in Florida.
In-person, hybrid, and remote teaching all present different challenges for paraeducators.
Since March, the hosts of the Belabored podcast have been reporting on about what workers are facing during the crisis, and how they have been fighting back. Read four of their stories here.
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.”
