The Hispanic Heritage Foundation will honor farmworkers, a group disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
Workers of Color Make Up 87% of Coronavirus Infections in Meat Plants
A new CDC report studying the impact of the coronavirus on workers at meat processing plants has found that most infections were among people of color.
Over 40 UPS Workers Got Sick With COVID in Tucson — and It Didn’t Stop There
At least 43 workers have fallen ill with COVID-19 at a Tucson UPS facility — and now they’re taking it home
Unemployed or Trapped: This Is the Terrifying New Reality of Thousands of Houseworkers
The coronavirus pandemic has upended the lives of many of Latin America’s vulnerable houseworkers. Lockdowns are deteriorating their working conditions.
What Makes a Worker “Essential” or “Expendable” Is Not Their Jobs
Black and Latinos disproportionately represent the front lines of workers who are at high risk, ‘essential’ applies to their jobs, but rarely to themselves.
Miami-Dade Transit Workers Sue to Get the Protective Gear They Need
Suit claims the county is giving transit workers “the bottom of the barrel” when it comes to receiving the supplies needed to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
My Boyfriend Is an Essential Worker. The Truth Is, I Hate It.
Reporter Janelle Cogan shares what it’s like to date and live with an “essential worker,” and opens up about the stress and anxiety it entails.
Trump Administration Will Allow Small Businesses to Deny Workers Paid Leave in Coronavirus Crisis
More than 75% of American workers are at companies that qualify for exemptions from providing paid leave, effectively gutting the law’s effectiveness.
Macy’s Will Stop Paying Most of Its Workers in Latest Sign of Economic Fallout
The coronavirus pandemic could cause the loss of 47 million jobs. If that estimate pans out, that would translate to a 32% national unemployment rate.
Automakers in North America Are Shutting Down. Here’s How That Affects Workers
Concerns about the spreading coronavirus forced most of North America’s auto plants to close, at least temporarily.