workers' rights

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Workers across Southern states demand relief from record-breaking heat

Workers from various service industry sectors across Atlanta, Charleston, South Carolina, and Durham, North Carolina, united in a set of simultaneous rallies last month to address the escalating challenge of extreme heat in their workplaces. This coordinated effort, organized by the Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW), aimed to highlight

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5 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

New protections empower H-2A agricultural workers to organize

Agriculture is rife with labor violations and abuse, but thanks to a new rule going into effect this month, the industry’s most vulnerable migrant H-2A workers now have better protections to organize against unfair treatment from American employers. The H-2A Temporary Agricultural Program allows American employers to bring migrant

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6 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

Workers at Pride Center of Western New York fight for a more inclusive workplace

In a groundbreaking move, workers at the Pride Center of Western New York, a nonprofit promoting LGBTQIA+ health and HIV prevention in Buffalo, are ramping up their efforts to form a union. The organization is the first nonprofit operated by and for the LGBTQIA+ community to form a union in

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5 Min
By: Eddie Velazquez

Amazon workers struggle with injuries and low pay despite company’s profits

Marcio Rodriguez has worked loading planes at Amazon’s KCVG facility in northern Kentucky for the past year and a half. Part of his duties at Amazon’s largest air hub in the world include loading cargo containers weighing up to 4,000 pounds onto Amazon Air aircraft. “You’re

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5 Min
By: Eddie Velazquez

Middle Eastern and Muslim media workers face retaliation for covering Gaza

Media workers across the world are facing unprecedented levels of retaliation for speaking out for Palestinian liberation. Reports from the U.S., Europe, and beyond highlight a disturbing trend of censorship and punishment aimed at those who dare to confront Israel’s occupation of Palestine. In response, the Freelance Solidarity

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4 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Florida outdoor workers vow to continue heat protection fight after DeSantis ban

Florida farmworkers and workers’ rights advocates refuse to back down in their fight for stronger labor protections despite the governor’s push to block local governments from passing safeguards. Last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 433, which prevents local governments from requiring heat exposure protections for workers.

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4 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Advocates and politicians call for extending work permits to long-term undocumented Texans

Texas leaders are rallying support to extend work permits to long-term undocumented Texans. U.S. Reps. Veronica Escobar and Sheila Jackson Lee, alongside Bishop Mark Seitz, Hunt Companies Chairman Woody Hunt, pollster Celinda Lake, and representatives from Texas businesses, are urging President Joe Biden to enact policies that would grant

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3 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

California delays vote on critical indoor workplace heat safety standard

Amid mounting concerns over the safety of California’s workforce, a critical vote on a bill to protect workers from extreme indoor temperatures narrowly passed the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA), but the bill still requires approval from a skeptical governmental agency, leaving workers vulnerable. The

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2 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

We heroicize migrant workers in their deaths and deny them dignity in life

The men who died in the Baltimore bridge collapse join hundreds of other migrant workers who’ve died toiling in dangerous conditions on U.S. job sites

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4 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

Major League Soccer referees end month-long labor lockout

Major League Soccer (MLS) and union referees have finalized a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), ending a month-long labor lockout that saw union referees on the sidelines. The new CBA, which the union voted to ratify on March 25, expires in early 2031 and includes adjustments to salaries and travel

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5 Min
By: Eddie Velazquez

The fight for disabled workers’ rights goes beyond the picket line

Next City and Prism’s series, “Disability Justice For All,” covers how people of color are leading a disability justice movement in American cities, making strides toward equity in housing, mobility, labor, health care, and beyond. With the latest wave of COVID-19 infections washing over the U.S., and 28%

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6 Min
By: Bianca Gonzalez

Florida blocks heat standards from being passed across the state

Florida legislators dealt a blow to outdoor workers this month by passing a law that bans local governments from implementing heat standards. Starting July 1, it will be illegal for local governments to pass health and safety measures for outdoor workers in extreme heat. The decision comes after Florida experienced

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2 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

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