Sravya Tadepalli

Sravya Tadepalli

Sravya Tadepalli is a freelance writer based in Oregon. Her writing has been featured in Arlington Magazine, Teaching Tolerance, the Portland Tribune, Oregon Humanities, and the textbook America Now.

37 posts
A new report found that 41% of Amazon workers have been injured on the job
Economy & Workers' Rights

Amazon workers speak out about workplace safety and injuries on the job

A new report found that 41% of Amazon workers have been injured on the job

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5 Min
By: Sravya Tadepalli
color photograph of an outdoor protest outside a Kaiser Permanente facility. an older Latino man holds a white paper sign wit
Economy & Workers' Rights

Kaiser workers negotiated a deal with few concessions, averting November strike

The tentative agreement raises wages, establishes new job training opportunities for workers, and proposes ways to fill staffing shortages

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4 Min
By: Sravya Tadepalli
color photograph of kaiser permanente health care workers protesting outside. they hold signs on purple, white, and yellow pa
Economy & Workers' Rights

Kaiser workers continue negotiations after massive 3-day strike

If an agreement isn’t reached, workers plan to go on strike for longer in November

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4 Min
By: Sravya Tadepalli
color photograph of the inside of a kindergarten classroom. four children sit in a diagonal at a table in the mid-ground. all
Education

Parents call for further guidance as schools grapple with COVID-19 surges

Some school districts temporarily closed due to an uptick in COVID-19 infections

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5 Min
By: Sravya Tadepalli
color photograph of nurses wearing masks and holding up red signs with printed white serif-font text that reads "staff up! fo
Economy & Workers' Rights

Kaiser workers speak out after strike authorization vote begins

If health care employees go on strike, dozens of Kaiser hospitals and clinics across the country could shut down

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4 Min
By: Sravya Tadepalli
color photograph of an outdoor protest in support of UPS Teamsters
Economy & Workers' Rights

UPS workers averted a strike. Here’s what you should know about the tentative deal

The Teamsters were days away from a strike before reaching an agreement with some key wins for “22.4” drivers and what some rank-and-file works view as concessions

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4 Min
By: Sravya Tadepalli
color photograph of a small protest of UPS workers standing on the right side of the frame holding posters that read "ups: do
Economy & Workers' Rights

UPS workers could go on strike soon. Here’s what you need to know

Workers say that if negotiations are unsuccessful, a strike will be necessary to secure basic economic stability and dignity

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4 Min
By: Sravya Tadepalli
color photograph of an outdoor protest in support of amazon workers unionizing. in the foreground, people hold up signs that
Economy & Workers' Rights

Join an established union or start a new one? These are the differences

What are the benefits and drawbacks of joining established unions versus building and organizing independently?

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8 Min
By: Sravya Tadepalli
color photograph of three protesters outside the U.S. Supreme Court building. they hold white posters with trans flags and pi
Gender & LGBTQIA+

Organizers call on Biden to fill district court vacancies with LGBTQIA+ judges

LGBTQIA+ judges account for 2.2% of the federal judiciary

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5 Min
By: Sravya Tadepalli
color photo of an outdoor protest in favor of unions. a person stands with their back facing the camera holding up a white pa
Economy & Workers' Rights

Independent, locally focused unions are expanding the playing field for workers’ rights

Union membership is bringing in more workers from traditionally non-unionized fields, but even successful unionization movements still face roadblocks

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8 Min
By: Sravya Tadepalli
New leave policies allow LGBTQIA+ folks to care for chosen family
Economy & Workers' Rights

New leave policies allow LGBTQIA+ folks to care for chosen family

Chosen family-inclusive leave policies offer flexibility for non-nuclear families and have precedent stretching back to the Vietnam War

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4 Min
By: Sravya Tadepalli
color photograph of a police officer in a yellow safety vest pulling a line of yellow caution tape across the foreground. in
Crime, Reform & Abolition

Anti-protest laws stifle free expression and threaten democracy

Activists worry legislation targeting climate and anti-racist protesters will have a “chilling” effect on people and organizations

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8 Min
By: Sravya Tadepalli

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