‘We will go to the governor’s door’: Fired Amazon walkout leader vows BIGGER protest if Covid-19 safety demands not met — RT USA News
The leader of an Amazon warehouse walkout will take his fight for a safe workplace to the New York governor’s office if needed, he told RT. City authorities are investigating whether he was fired in retaliation for the protest.
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On César Chávez Day, Biden calls for coronavirus protections for farmworkers
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden marked César Chávez’s birthday with a call for better coronavirus protections for farmworkers….
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New York City has opened a human rights probe into Amazon’s firing of a warehouse worker who led a strike against the company over coronavirus safety concerns
Amazon employee Chris Smalls was fired Monday after helping organize a strike in protest of the company’s response to the coronavirus.
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Longshoreman Dies In Oakland After Fall From Container Ship
An early morning accident Tuesday at the Port of Oakland has left one 59-year-old dockworker dead.
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Harvard Agrees to Pay Dining Hall Workers After Free Beacon Report
Harvard University has agreed to pay its contract dining hall employees and other workers through the end of the semester, after facing pressure and protests from employment rights advocates on and off campus.
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Coronavirus Prompts Instacart and Amazon Strikes Over Health Concerns – The New York Times
The two companies are the latest targets of labor action by groups fearing virus exposure on the job.
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New York’s attorney general called Amazon’s firing of a worker following a protest ‘disgraceful’ and is ‘considering all legal options’
"At a time when so many New Yorkers are struggling and are deeply concerned about their safety, this action was also immoral and inhumane," said NY AG Letitia James.
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Amazon fires worker who organized strike over coronavirus response
Amazon has fired the worker at its Staten Island warehouse who organized a walkout on Monday to demand greater protections from the company amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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US online retail workers strike over coronavirus safety and wage concerns
Warehouse, delivery and retail gig workers in the United States went on strike on Monday to call attention to safety and wage concerns for people laboring through the coronavirus crisis.
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Ford, GE to produce 50,000 ventilators in 100 days – Reuters
Ford Motor Co said on Monday it will produce 50,000 ventilators over the next 100 days at a plant in Michigan in cooperation with General Electric’s healthcare unit, and can then build 30,000 per month as needed to treat patients afflicted with the coronavirus.
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