Working In These Times, articles

Amazon Will Not Change Without a Union
By Hamilton Nolan

Jeff Bezos has gotten $24 billion since the beginning of this crisis, as his workers have become infected and his company has fired those who protested. Nothing is powerful enough to change Amazon except a union. All the activism surrounding the company should be geared towards that goal.

Koch-Funded Think Tanks Are Lobbying to Send Workers to Their Deaths
By Sarah Lazare

A small army of right-wing think tanks and conservative organizations is cynically invoking the plight of the downtrodden to make the case for swiftly reopening the economy and sending workers into deadly conditions.

VA Workers Say Southern States Reopening Too Soon Puts Veterans’ Lives At Risk
By Hamilton Nolan

As the governors of Georgia, Florida, and other southern states prepare to let businesses open up again, unionized medical workers at the VA say any new outbreaks will endanger them—and the veterans they take care of.

Know Your Rights to Paid Leave and Unemployment During the COVID-19 Crisis
By Robert M. Schwartz

Learn what the law says about your rights at work, right now.

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