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Sales Over Health and Safety at Trader Joe’s

Michelle Chen ▪ May 27, 2020

Grocery workers say they are encouraged to overcrowd stores—while their CEO writes that unionization is against the chain’s “values.”

Belabored Podcast #198: Not Safe to Work

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ May 22, 2020

What should you do if your boss is pressuring you to return to an unsafe workplace?

Atlantic City’s Streak of Bad Luck

Michelle Chen ▪ May 22, 2020

“We want the casino to open,” says a server at Caesars. “I want to go back to work. But they have to do it responsibly.”

Minnesota Senate Denies School Support Staff Job Security

Michelle Chen ▪ May 21, 2020

A new state bill aimed to protect the jobs of hourly school employees amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But language protecting those workers was rejected by the Senate.

“We Risk Our Lives Every Day”: Building Service Workers Strike

Sarah Jaffe ▪ May 20, 2020

Workers at 75 Wall Street in New York are demanding management return to the bargaining table.

Seafood Workers Call for PPE

Michelle Chen ▪ May 19, 2020

“I want to remind the owners of the factories that they’re the ones who can save our lives.”

Crying Before Work, but Still Showing Up

Michelle Chen ▪ May 15, 2020

A home care attendant is determined to keep helping her vulnerable clients. “I’ve been in this field eighteen years,” she said. “So why would I turn my back now, when I know they need me to feed them?”