Before the 1960s, California Farmworkers had no legal right to organize. But their determined struggles beginning in the mid ‘60s and the early ‘70s forced the growers and the State of California to recognize their union. Farmworkers were often housed on land...
There has been a wave of COVID-19 infections in the meatpacking industry throughout the country. As of April 28, there have been at least 4,400 reported positive cases tied to meatpacking facilities at 80 plants in 26 states, and at least 18 reported worker deaths at...
Part 1: Presentations by frontline workers in healthcare, transit, utilities, and education. Part 2:...
Speak Out Now Online Townhall • Sat. April 4, 2020 Part 1: presentation by Garrett Brown, a workplace health and safety professional with extensive experience in the developing world. He recently retired after over 20 years as a field inspector for Cal/OSHA. Earlier...
This article is reprinted from The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/opinion/coronavirus-worker-strike.html Millions of white-collar workers are telecommuting from home to stay safe as the coronavirus extends its terrifying reach across America. But...
