Worker exploitation

Laid off and owed pay: the Kentucky miners blocking coal trains | US news | The Guardian

“Blackjewel is one of several coal companies in Kentucky that have not complied with laws requiring them to post bonds to protect miners’ wages in case the company abruptly shuts down.” Laid off and owed pay: the Kentucky miners blocking coal trains | US news | The Guardian The protest has endured for more than …

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Cutting Health Benefits of 1,900 Whole Food Workers Saved World’s Richest Man Jeff Bezos What He Makes in Less Than Six Hours | Common Dreams News

“Amazon pays zero dollars in federal income taxes,” Castro tweeted. “Jeff Bezos is the richest man in modern history, and yet they continue to degrade the rights of their workers.” Cutting Health Benefits of 1,900 Whole Food Workers Saved World’s Richest Man Jeff Bezos What He Makes in Less Than Six Hours | Common Dreams …

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GOP war on workers: (Moscow) Mitch stiffs coal miners for Russia

“Before the August recess, McConnell blocked a measure sponsored by Sen. Joe Manchin, West Virginia Democrat, to use fees the Treasury Department has collected from coal companies to secure coal miners’ pensions and health care plans…….. “There are amendments that benefit Americans and West Virginians that are being blocked by one person: Mitch McConnell. […] He …

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AGAIN: Trump’s Virginia Winery Hired Undocumented Workers

Once again, Trump properties busted for undocumented workers….hypocrite in chief….. Trump’s Virginia Winery Hired Undocumented Workers OSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images Seven employees at Donald Trump’s Virginia winery told Univision that they are undocumented. The Charlottesville, Virginia, winery produces 40,000 cases a year, a feat one migrant, who was not identified for fear of retribution, said was …

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Trumps America: Trump safety cuts may cause workplace deaths to soar, says report

“In 2017, the first year of the Trump administration for which full data is available, Latino workplace deaths increased from 879 deaths in 2016 to 927 deaths in 2017, with foreign-born immigrant Latino workers constituting 63{5fc40a96f14c4a6aa4c2a32569b0a57dcc67c0b31eb04c341474283f11b6cdd2} of those deaths. Workplace safety advocates say a crippling sense of fear has prevented many immigrants from speaking up.” …

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