Health Care

Danbury federal prison overrun by COVID-19 infections

With COVID-19 infections spiking in the outside general population, it is no wonder that it is running rampant in the…

January 18, 2022

OSHA, SCOTUS and COVID-19

Each week new evidence emerges that U.S. capitalist institutions mismanage society and sabotage any actions that might aid the working…

January 17, 2022

In France, massive education strike demands better COVID-19 response

In France, a Jan. 13 massive strike protested ineffective government COVID-19 plans for schools. The countrywide strike was organized by…

January 17, 2022

Rikers prisoners strike against unsafe, unsanitary and inhumane conditions

In a desperate move in the midst of a raging COVID-19 infection, 200 prisoners at Rikers Island, New York City’s…

January 17, 2022

Profit plague feeds omicron surge

For two years, workers across the U.S. have made enormous sacrifices as government officials continuously put corporate economic interests above…

January 11, 2022

Come out Jan. 12 for Bezos’ unbirthday! Amazon, stop union busting!

The following is based on a Jan. 9 press release from Workers Assembly Against Racism. Jan. 12 will be “Happy…

January 10, 2022

Starbucks workers walk out, demand safer conditions during COVID

Buffalo, New York Starbucks workers at the Elmwood Avenue location in Buffalo, New York, the first corporate-owned Starbucks in the…

January 7, 2022

The pandemic economy – sick workers can’t do their jobs

When the media is full of reports of thousands upon thousands of airline flight cancellations; of subway lines in New…

January 5, 2022

Unvaccinated staff spread COVID-19 in California prisons

Oakland, California California state prisoners are experiencing a dangerous surge of COVID-19 infections, fueled by the omicron variant and the…

January 5, 2022

Airline CEOs dictate COVID-19 policy

On Dec. 27, the United States reported a record-breaking number of new COVID-19 cases, with 441,278 infections. On the same…

January 4, 2022