‘They Treat Us Horribly’: Striking Frito-Lay Worker Speaks Out About Conditions In Topeka Facility
Frito-Lay workers in Kansas are striking over poor working conditions, outrageous schedules, and poor treatment.
US Journalists Form Unions To Survive ‘Hedge Fund Vampires’ And COVID-19 Pandemic
Many of these unions have sought representation from the NewsGuild, a branch of the Communications Workers of America (CWA). They include editorial staff, who recognize the shared working conditions of an industry in crisis.
Workers Face Retaliation, Including Layoffs, For Organizing Unions During COVID-19 Pandemic
As workers organize unions to improve working conditions during the pandemic, employers have engaged in retaliation, including laying offs.
In ‘Right-To-Work’ States, Restaurant Workers Mobilize During COVID-19 For Better Conditions
Restaurant workers in ‘right-to-work’ states face unique challenges as they struggle for better conditions during COVID-19.
What Happens To Restaurant Workers State-By-State Is Of National Consequence
What happens to “essential workers,” or those on front lines, impacts all making low wages, especially as impacts of COVID-19 keep rippling through economy.
Amazon Web Services Executive Resigns In Protest Against Firing Of Whistleblowers
A vice president and distinguished engineer at Amazon Web Services resigned in protest against the corporation’s firing of coronavirus whistleblowers.
Delete Your Account – Episode 15: We Are Workers
On this very special Labor Day episode, Roqayah and Kumars interview Emmett Rensin, a writer and contributing editor of the Los Angeles Review of Books. He is also a University of Iowa graduate student and proud, dues-paying member of United Electrical Workers Local 896, better known as the Coalition of
