Workers went on strike and pushed union drives in record numbers after corporations made giant pandemic profits
Michael Sainato
U.S. school bus drivers in nationwide strikes over poor pay and Covid risk Drivers are left ‘begging for better pay’ even as the school bus driver shortage is worsening in the new school year
Union took issue with company’s threats to outsource jobs from the US to Mexico if workers refuse to accept their proposals
“I go to bed the night before work and I’m a bundle of nerves, because I don’t know where they’re going to put me or what my work conditions are going to be.”
A landmark bill in Illinois will expand decarbonization efforts across the state while providing equitable job opportunities, training, and labor standards for workers
Employees started a petition demanding improvements, including lifting a pay raise freeze and removing pressure to meet metrics
“This is the last generic pharmaceutical manufacturing giant in the US, and executives are offshoring our jobs to India for more profits. What is this going to do to us if we have another pandemic?”
The Biden administration is attempting to push through what would be the first increase since 2009 as part of a pandemic relief bill
Movement to unionize workers in Alabama faces tough opposition as the retail giant launches aggressive anti-union drive
Companies’ attempts at hazard pay have been paltry and fleeting as employees are threatened for protesting working conditions