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'Terrified' Energy Workers Press Fed for Safety Standard

The president of the Utility Workers Union of America called yesterday for a federal infectious disease standard for the workplace as one member of his union described being "terrified" of working during the coronavirus pandemic.

21, May, 2020

How Big Unions Smooth the Way for Amazon Protests

AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Shuler said the union is using the pandemic to galvanize Amazon workers at company headquarters and enlist support from elected officials. Amazon had over 53,000 employees in Seattle in 2019.

21, May, 2020

Gwen Brown, PCA & Frontline Hero

Gwen Brown is a PCA in Boston and member of 1199 SEIU. Gwen recently lost her partner of 19 years to COVID-19 and has been working throughout the crisis caring for her clients. Gwen shares her story with us as part of the Greater Boston Labor Council's #FrontlineHeroes series.

21, May, 2020

Frontline Unions' Reopening Plans

Boston area frontline unions have submitted policy proposals and recommendations for reopening. See below to download copies of each union's plan.

20, May, 2020

AFL-CIO Sues Feds Over Coronavirus Workplace Safety

With states reopening for business and millions of people heading back to work, the nation's largest labor organization is demanding the federal government do more to protect workers from contracting the coronavirus on the job.

18, May, 2020

GBLC Report: Rewriting the Massachusetts Economy: A Three-part Worker Agenda to Protect Human Life

Amidst the ongoing crisis, our state must forge a new social contract that puts the health and safety of workers at the center of public policy.

18, May, 2020