The 340,000 Teamsters union members at United Parcel Service have spent the past year preparing to strike when their contract expires Aug.1, but they probably won’t need to employ the strike weapon this go-around. A “practice” picket line and rally were held at the main gate of the Hog Island . . .
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In most of the United States, bosses forcing workers to labor in deadly heat is totally legal. July 4, 2023, was the hottest day in recorded history. This year, June and July have set and broken records in the United States, with more than 100 million people living under heat . . .
Continue reading Heat waves’ uncounted death toll on workers at Workers.org
Health care workers around the world continue to fight for basic health protections amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, the Scottish Healthcare Workers Coalition (SHWC) urged the government of Scotland to restore face mask mandates in health care settings. In May, following the lead of other bourgeois states like . . .
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