Home care workers protest 24-hour work day in NYC
United States

Home care workers protest 24-hour work day in NYC

Workers rallied to demand unpaid wages from the United Jewish Council home care agency and an end to the 24-hour workday

Monica Cruz
December 16, 2021
Hawaiians demand justice after pollution of water source from navy facility
United States

Hawaiians demand justice after pollution of water source from navy facility

On December 10, the Hawaii Department of Health announced that the Navy found gasoline and diesel-range hydrocarbons in the Red Hill shaft. For eight decades, the Navy has stored upwards of 200 million gallons of fuel only about 100 feet above an underground aquifer

Monica Cruz
December 16, 2021
Six workers killed in Amazon warehouse collapse
Labor

Six workers killed in Amazon warehouse collapse

Despite a tornado warning, the Edwardsville, Illinois warehouse continued operations At least six people have been killed and countless others injured during a partial collapse of its Edwardsville, Illinois warehouse on the night of December 10. A category EF3 tornado hit the warehouse around 8:35 pm. The “search and rescue” mission through the remaining rubble […]

Monica Cruz
December 14, 2021
Six workers killed in Amazon warehouse collapse
United States

Six workers killed in Amazon warehouse collapse

Despite a tornado warning, the Edwardsville, Illinois warehouse continued operations

Monica Cruz
December 13, 2021
Striking Kellogg workers reject deal, company plans to permanently replace them
Labor

Striking Kellogg workers reject deal, company plans to permanently replace them

In response to the company’s announcement, people have been spamming Kellogg’s application portal in solidarity with the strikers Around 1,400 striking workers at Kellogg Co. voted to reject the latest contract offer from the company. After weeks of threats, the company announced that it has no plans to further negotiate the contract and will permanently […]

Monica Cruz
December 10, 2021
Striking Kellogg workers reject deal, company plans to permanently replace them
United States

Striking Kellogg workers reject deal, company plans to permanently replace them

In response to the company’s announcement, people have been spamming Kellogg’s application portal in solidarity with the strikers

Monica Cruz
December 10, 2021
Workers in New York vote to form first Starbucks union in the US
Labor

Workers in New York vote to form first Starbucks union in the US

This is one of three stores in the same city to vote on a union in recent weeks, part of a larger push to unionize at the multi-billion dollar company Workers at the Elmwood Avenue Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York just voted 19-8 to unionize. This is the first of the company’s 8,900 corporate-owned […]

Monica Cruz
December 10, 2021
Workers in New York vote to form first Starbucks union in the US
United States

Workers in New York vote to form first Starbucks union in the US

This is one of three stores in the same city to vote on a union in recent weeks, part of a larger push to unionize at the multi-billion dollar company

Monica Cruz
December 9, 2021