Health Care

Major Tillery and SLEPMajor Tillery and SLEP

Major Tillery and SLEP

By Cindy Lou For 39 years of his unjust imprisonment, Major Tillery's main concern has been the welfare of others.…

December 1, 2023
Ohio vote: Big win for reproductive justiceOhio vote: Big win for reproductive justice

Ohio vote: Big win for reproductive justice

Cleveland Reproductive justice advocates scored a historic victory on Election Day in Ohio. With almost 57% in favor, voters passed…

November 8, 2023
On the picket lineOn the picket line

On the picket line

Robert Wood Johnson University, Kaiser Permanente strikes  Registered nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey,…

October 10, 2023
Treatment of severe mental illness in the U.S. and Cuba – a comparisonTreatment of severe mental illness in the U.S. and Cuba – a comparison

Treatment of severe mental illness in the U.S. and Cuba – a comparison

Sue Harris is a psychologist who has worked in psychiatric hospitals and group homes and has been in private practice…

September 26, 2023
32BJ Justice for Janitors march in Philadelphia32BJ Justice for Janitors march in Philadelphia

32BJ Justice for Janitors march in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Hundreds of unionized office cleaners, maintenance staff, mechanics and other building workers marched, chanted and carried picket signs and…

September 7, 2023
Union workers to Cleveland Clinic: ‘No contract, no peace!’Union workers to Cleveland Clinic: ‘No contract, no peace!’

Union workers to Cleveland Clinic: ‘No contract, no peace!’

Cleveland Members of Service Employees (SEIU) Local 1199 have voted to strike Lutheran Hospital, one of Cleveland Clinic’s 311 facilities,…

August 18, 2023
In-N-Out Burger threatens workers’ healthIn-N-Out Burger threatens workers’ health

In-N-Out Burger threatens workers’ health

The fast-food chain In-N-Out Burger will start banning workers from wearing masks, further endangering their health amid the ongoing COVID-19…

August 1, 2023
Heat waves’ uncounted death toll on workersHeat waves’ uncounted death toll on workers

Heat waves’ uncounted death toll on workers

In most of the United States, bosses forcing workers to labor in deadly heat is totally legal.  July 4, 2023,…

July 25, 2023
COVID-19: An ongoing threat to health care workersCOVID-19: An ongoing threat to health care workers

COVID-19: An ongoing threat to health care workers

Health care workers around the world continue to fight for basic health protections amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Last week,…

July 25, 2023
“They’re killing us in here!”“They’re killing us in here!”

“They’re killing us in here!”

Houston Tona Southards Naranjo told a stunned crowd at a press conference  July 18 in Austin at the Texas state…

July 24, 2023