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Perdue Workers Walk Out
While many workers are working from home to stop the spread of COVID-19 some workers are still forced to go to work. At many businesses that are deemed “essential,” workers are getting...
Solidarity in Times of Social Distancing
With Coronavirus spreading, here are some tips for staying sane and in solidarity with your fellow workers. Read more below from HuffPost.
How Unions are Bargaining Coronavirus Protections
With coronavirus spreading throughout the world, workers in a number of industries have faced uncertain futures. Sports leagues have been canceled, and jobs have shut down. However, for some union...
There’s no such thing as Paid Sick Leave
The Covid-19 scare is the talk of the town. It’s dominating everything. In New York, schools are closed for at least 2 weeks. On Sunday in Italy, 358 people died. Everything is canceled, our...
Teachers Unions on Coronavirus: Close the Schools
With Trump declaring a national emergency around coronavirus, many local governments are deciding how best to keep people safe. At a national level, some unions are pushing for more funding to aid in...
Hotel Union to Provide 90,000 Free Covid-19 Tests
Amid fears of coronavirus, many are concerned about the cost of getting tested. The New York Hotel Trades Council wants to ensure that all of their members and family stay safe by ensuring that...
Biden's Plan to Combat Coronavirus
With stock markets plummeting, professional sports leagues suspending play, and American’s having a general sense of panic over the coronavirus, Trump addressed the nation last night to declare...
Unions Want More Teleworking Amid Coronavirus
Turn on the news and the lead story every day is about coronavirus. As the virus spread across Asia and Europe many offices began preparing for an outbreak in the United States and what that might...
Inspectors Falsified Reports at Hard Rock Hotel
In October, UCOMM reported on the deadly building collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans. Nearly six months later, the bodies of the workers who died in the collapse have still not been...
Trump's OSHA Cuts: Fewer Inspections Less Training
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is warning that budget cuts could lead to fewer safety inspections in 2020. OSHA says that they have lost a lot of veteran inspectors due to...