Worker exploitation

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

Community Rights, Corruption, Crony Capitalism, News, Resources, Worker exploitation / September 16, 2019

“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

Big Wine, Social Equity, Uncategorized, Worker exploitation / May 3, 2019

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

Corruption, Crony Capitalism, Health, News, Social Equity, Worker exploitation / April 26, 2019

“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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Whose Recovery? Inequality and working poverty in Sonoma County

Big Wine, Community Rights, News, Social Equity, Worker exploitation / February 25, 2019

Whose Recovery?  Inequality and working poverty in Sonoma County By Mara Ventura and Martin Bennett Despite the prolonged recovery from the 2007–09 Great Recession, inequality in Sonoma County has soared, median household income has stagnated and wages have fallen for the bottom 60 percent. The number of families in the county who are working poor …

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Can you help amazing journalists? What ProPublica Is Covering This Year

Community Rights, News, Resources, Rights of Nature, Social Equity, Worker exploitation / February 22, 2019

What ProPublica Is Covering This Year We are digging deep into the most pressing issues of our country — and we want your help. by Jess Ramirez Lucas Waldron and Nadia Sussman in ProPublica’s New York newsroom. (Claudio Papapietro, special to ProPublica) We cover many things at ProPublica, from the border, to health, to police …

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