7 Ways Workers Can Fight Omicron in Their Workplace
At a recent EWOC panel, workers shared how they organized to win better safety conditions in response to the COVID-19 Omicron surge.
EWOC
January 18, 2022
At a recent EWOC panel, workers shared how they organized to win better safety conditions in response to the COVID-19 Omicron surge.
A Bloomberg analysis in November found that nearly 200 large union contracts (covering at least 1,000 workers) would expire between then and the end of 2022. Together these contracts cover 1.3 million workers—and there are hundreds of thousands more covered under the hundreds of smaller contracts that are also expiring. Here are some of the big ones:
Amazon entered into a settlement this week, making it easier for Amazon workers across the country to organize.
This favorable labor market is an opportunity for workers and unions to undo concessions they’ve made for years—or even to win long-sought demands.
This favorable labor market is an opportunity for workers and unions to undo concessions they’ve made for years—or even to win long-sought demands.
At a time when many other workers are fighting defensive battles, window cleaners in the Twin Cities are striking to advance their standards and get their due. Safety is the burning issue.
In the Great Resignation, millions of workers are quitting, but they could use assistance to organize for power in the workplace and improve their jobs instead, argues Eric Dirnbach.
Venture capitalists are funding tech startups designed to help workers form unions. EWOC organizers explain why workers have better options.
Workers are organizing for wins in healthcare, logistics, grocery stores, and more across the country. See the latest wins.
Amazon bought Whole Foods in 2017. Since then, working conditions have gotten worse in many ways. Here are 7 of them.