#Workers

Leah Douglas

leahjdouglas

There’s so many must-read investigations about meatpacking and Covid-19, it can be hard to keep up. Here’s a thread of recent stories that expand what we know about how meat

Charles Smith

ProfSmithSask

It is important to recognize how much work and labour is at the centre of our politics. The rail strike, teachers disputes, crown strikes, coop, strikes in universities and colleges,

woke or whateva

wokeorwhateva

The curfew DOES have negative impacts on marginalized groups like undocumented immigrants and sex workers. Being controlled by the police can really impact the livelihood of these people who are

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dsa_harshianka

Remember when Calavera in Oakland got boycotted for wage theft? Remember when Flora Restaurant killed a homeless guy with a baseball bat and nobody boycotted cuz there are so many

Elise Gould

eliselgould

Today, six months into the recession, when the labor market has seen the sharpest employment declines in our lifetimes, we will get the latest jobs data and learn about how

Richard H. Ebright

R_H_Ebright

“we may have..vaccine ready for emergency use by September..for..special groups ..for example health care workers”“we may have a vaccine for..healthy population early next year”China could have Covid-19 vaccine for public

cultural terrorist

risguey

hot take, but liberals and right-wing reactionaries are right about internet mob/cancel culture.of course ^they^ only launch this attack at workers and colonized people who don’t tolerate bigotry and fascism,but

Keir Starmer

Keir_Starmer

Labour called for the furlough scheme and it's been a lifeline for workers and businesses.Pulling it away when the virus is still very present would have been dangerous and wrong.It's

Jacobin

jacobinmag

Since we're just an hour away, here's a quick thread of #MayDay posters from around the world. A Garland for May Day, Walter Crane, Britain, 1895. May Day poster from

small robots

smolrobots

My principal objection to going out to the pub atm is the same as it was when we got cocky over the summer: it just feels a bit grim to

Gabriela D'Souza

gabster0191

Seeing a lot of people who seem adamant that the problems with exploitation of international students and temp migrants in the workplace can only be solved by stopping them from

Senator Jim Ananich

jimananich

Senate GOP Ldr thinks that people would rather stay home and get gov “freebies” than to return to work. What are these freebies? Unemployment for people who have worked hard

RMT Bakerloo branch

bakerloormt

At last night’s @RMTLondon Regional Council, our Regional Organiser reported that @ABM_UK and @TfL have withdrawn an agreement made at the beginning of the #COVID19 pandemic to pay cleaners full

Robert Peston

Peston

It is extraordinary that #Covid19 has turned @BorisJohnson into more Castro than Castro. By the time the remade Job Support Scheme, the Self-employed grant and the business grants terminate at

Mercedes

saintcedes

We've spent years fighting the state in protecting local democracy through @LocalProgress Texas when it comes to issues like Paid Sick Leave and raising wages for workers. The State fights

Cat Sebastian

CatSWrites

If you're annoyed that your cleaners can't come to your house during a pandemic, and you don't want to clean your house yourself, may I introduce you to the concept