Tag Archive: Labor
Capitalism vs. Safety, Health: An Old Story Again
Released for Syndication: 05/20/2020
The U.S. president recently ordered meatpacking employees back into workplaces plagued by coronavirus. He did not order the employers to make their slaughterhouses safe....
Full ArticleEven Amid a Pandemic, Poultry Companies Continue to Abuse Workers and Animals
By
Taylor Ford
Released for Syndication: 05/13/2020
This pandemic offers a pivotal moment to reevaluate how food gets to our tables and to consider the safety and health of those who suffer for it to get there.
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Why America Cannot Afford to Let the U.S. Postal Service Go Bankrupt
By
Tom Conway
Released for Syndication: 05/08/2020
Bill Boone was a fresh-faced 23-year-old in 1952 when he cast his first ballot for U.S. president, while proudly serving aboard an aircraft carrier...
Full ArticleMass Unemployment Is a Failure of Capitalism
Released for Syndication: 05/08/2020
The difficulties caused to workers by record unemployment during the pandemic are a product of capitalism. Most of the time, employers decide to hire...
Full ArticleWhy Mitch McConnell’s Refusal to Help States With Pandemic Costs Is Morally Bankrupt
By
Tom Conway
Released for Syndication: 05/01/2020
States that spent millions of dollars fighting the coronavirus asked the federal government for help plugging huge holes in their budgets. Senate Majority Leader...
Full ArticleHow COVID-19 Showed America’s Dependence on Blue-Collar Workers
By
Tom Conway
Tags:
Labor, Time-Sensitive
Released for Syndication: 04/17/2020
At the start of each shift, Eric Jarvis takes a handful of anti-bacterial wipes and sanitizes the equipment he uses at the Packaging Corporation...
Full ArticleIs There Any Better Time Than Now For a General Strike?
Released for Syndication: 04/16/2020
May Day offers a perfect opportunity to reshape labor relations during this pandemic.
Full ArticleCapitalism in America Has Dropped the Mask—Its Face Is Cruel and Selfish
Released for Syndication: 04/03/2020
And it isn’t pretty.
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What Wall Street Doesn’t Want You to Know About Hospital Emergency Rooms
Tags:
Health Care, Labor
Released for Syndication: 04/03/2020
Doctor Ming Lin is the first emergency room doctor to be fired for going public with his concerns about poor hospital emergency room safety...
Full ArticleWhy Donald Trump’s ‘Leadership’ Is the Real COVID-19 Hoax
By
Tom Conway
Released for Syndication: 04/03/2020