Tag: workers rights

Will we continue to tolerate corporate executive ‘risk taking’ that puts only workers at real risk?

Congress is poised to pass a bill that would help revitalize OSHA and provide the resources needed to protect workers in a growing economy.

People are rethinking where their story is going and how they can take it in a better direction.

This comes as Amazon workers worldwide from Bangladesh to Germany campaigned on Black Friday for fairer working conditions under the banner, “Make Amazon Pay.”

The fight to guarantee paid sick time and family leave faces an uphill battle, but advocates aren’t giving up.

What’s really happening is more accurately described as a living-wage shortage, a hazard pay shortage, a childcare shortage, a paid sick leave shortage, and a health care shortage.

“People are sick and tired, and they’ve had enough, and they’re ready to stand up and fight back.”

Thousands of workers are on strike at John Deere after the United Auto Workers failed to reach an agreement with the company to improve wages.

Instead of complaining about a so-called “labor shortage,” Republicans ought to be complaining about the shortage of jobs paying a living wage.

Here are some lessons we’ve learned from it.