What Do Managers Even Do?
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. Every day in the hospital, we see hundreds of workers caring for patients, cooking their meals, cleaning their rooms, and keeping us all safe. We work together, every day and night of the year, using our […]
Boeing Machinists Authorize Strike
Boeing’s unionized machinists held strike authorization votes on July 17th. As many as 30,000 of the company’s 33,000 unionized employees voted by 99.9% to authorize a strike. Bargaining started in the spring, but union officials say there has been little movement by the company. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) called a […]
Behind the Prime Deals: Amazon Workers Suffer Record Injury Rates
Amazon’s Prime Day has become notorious not just for its deals, but for the massive toll it takes on the company’s warehouse workers. According to a recent Senate investigation, injury rates in Amazon warehouses skyrocket during this period, revealing the dire consequences of the company’s relentless drive for profit. Prime Day and the holiday season […]