Summer Has Arrived — But Where’s the Time Off?

Summer Has Arrived — But Where’s the Time Off?

The summer months should be a time to spend with our families, visit relatives in other cities, see new places, and simply hang out and get some rest. But for many workers, any extra time for family or relaxation has to be squeezed into our schedules before we have to...
Big Business Attacks Child Labor Laws

Big Business Attacks Child Labor Laws

Reported violations of state and federal child labor laws are on the rise nationwide. From meatpacking plants to construction sites to food packaging and coffee harvesting, teenagers, mostly immigrants, are being exploited in violation of longstanding child labor...
Opening the Economy, Closing the Coffins

Opening the Economy, Closing the Coffins

The government’s handling of this pandemic has pulled back the curtain, exposing the sick priorities of this system for all to see. Profits are protected at all costs and human lives are tossed aside. As the U.S. coronavirus death toll continues to climb, 41 states...
‘Terrified’ Package Delivery Employees Are Going to Work Sick

‘Terrified’ Package Delivery Employees Are Going to Work Sick

This article is reprinted from The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/21/business/coronavirus-ups-fedex-xpo-workers.html Hour after hour, day after day, the packages keep arriving: food, medicine, clothes, toys and a million other items brought to the...