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Can We Save the Postal Service? »

May 22, 2020 | Alexandra Bradbury

The U.S. Postal Service is in deep trouble. The postal Board of Governors has asked Congress for $75 billion to keep the agency afloat; without it, the outgoing Postmaster General said, USPS could “run out of cash” by September.

Follow the Money: Employers Are Behind the Rush to Reopen »

May 21, 2020 | Chris Brooks

The federal government squandered the time the states spent in lockdown. We still face a national shortage of COVID-19 test kits and PPE and there is no nationwide testing or contact tracing program.

You've Got the 'Rona But You Fail the Test »

May 19, 2020 | Sonya Huber

What will happen to all the people who catch the coronavirus but never get a positive test? As states gear up to send workers back to work, the number of infections will skyrocket.

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Hundreds of Apple Workers on Strike in Washington »

May 18, 2020 | David Bacon

Since this article was written, apple packinghouse workers at two more companies have joined the strike: at Hansen Fruit and Columbia Reach. Six worksites in Yakima County have now seen production shut down. The county has the highest rate of COVID-19 cases on the West Coast.

How the Coronavirus Crisis Became an Economic Crisis »

May 15, 2020 | Alejandro Reuss

Part 2 of a joint series in Labor Notes and Dollars & Sense on the economics of the coronavirus crisis. Part 1, “Not Simply a 'Natural Disaster,'” is here.

New Postmaster General Is an Expert Job-Killer »

May 15, 2020 | Joe Piette

Much of the criticism of new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has centered on his $2 million in contributions to the Trump campaign and other Republican causes since 2016. DeJoy is in charge of fundraising for the Republican National Convention in Charlotte.

Not Simply a ‘Natural Disaster’ »

May 14, 2020 | Alejandro Reuss

Part 1 of a joint series in Labor Notes and Dollars & Sense on the economics of the coronavirus crisis. Part 2, "How the Coronavirus Crisis Became an Economic Crisis," is here.

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Call Center Workers Strike for Telework in Portugal »

May 13, 2020 | Isabel Roque

Portuguese call center workers forced to come to work during the pandemic struck in March, demanding to switch to teleworking at home without loss of pay.

WEBINAR: No Shock Doctrine: Organizing to Defend Public Colleges and Universities »

May 13, 2020 | Barbara Madeloni

GM Workers Find a Safer Job Making PPE »

May 13, 2020 | Jane Slaughter

“I feel like I’m in the safest place in the company from the virus,” said Chris Viola, who, until April 20, was laid off from General Motors’ Cadillac and Impala assembly plant in Detroit.

Ontario Early Childhood Educators Unionize during Pandemic »

May 12, 2020 | Ryan Hayes

A group of early childhood educators with the Halton District School Board, near Toronto, were in the middle of a union drive when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

Viewpoint: When Auto Plants Reopen, Some of Us Will Die for Corporate Profit »

May 11, 2020 | Justin Mayhugh

Despite all the evidence that we are nowhere near out of the woods with the coronavirus pandemic, the Detroit automakers and the United Auto Workers (UAW) have agreed to restart production at most facilities on May 18. Various part supplier facilities will restart even sooner.

How Amazon Workers Are Organizing for the Long Haul »

May 11, 2020 | Amazonians United

Amazon logistics workers have won much attention for organizing during the pandemic. Around the country workers have signed petitions demanding protections, and in New York, Michigan, Illinois, and Washington, some have even struck and walked out.