Frontline COVID-19 Stories
Working people are still dealing with COVID at work and are concerned for their safety. Read their stories here.
Worker Stories!
#WalkoutWednesday: Courage Calls to Courage
Focusing on the power of one, the ripple effects of individual activism, how one person's courage leads to another
California janitors, security officers, airport workers launch car caravans to demand protections for essential workers
Protest caravans seek to highlight the Black, brown and female essential workers who have been hit particularly hard by COVID-19
"I Was Happy to Have the Kids Home from School. But Now I Worry About Feeding Them."
Frontline janitor Marcos Aranda testified before Congress about he and his spouse now trying to care for their six kids, plus extended family, on his paycheck alone.
#Walkout Wednesday: Virtual Picket Line
Demanding paid leave and zero-tolerance for sexual harassment for all McDonald’s employees
Contracted airport workers caravan around Reagan, Miami airports to demand full COVID-19 protection
Calling on Congress and the Trump administration to include protections for property service workers in the next stimulus in response
No matter what, nurses can’t be — and won’t be — stopped
Nurses Week may be over, but our fight for justice will never cease
30,000 SEIU and FF$15 workers join “tele-town halls” with Speaker Pelosi, Senator Elizabeth Warren and other elected leaders as they launch COVID-19 relief demands
Healthcare workers, public employees, security officers, delivery drivers and others concluded their testimonials with the same statement: “I am an essential worker.”
Digital First Aid Kit For Nurses — Nurses Week 2021
A list of resources for nurses to help manage stress and anxiety through the COVID-19 pandemic:
Security Officer: Am I Protected Too?
As frontline responders, security officers are part of the chain of safety in neighborhoods across the country, but who is protecting them?
We're Caring for Older Americans and People with Disabilities.... My Employer Is Worried About Timesheets!
Instead of COVID-19 info, equipment, and sick leave, we received timesheet deadlines.
I’m a COVID-19 Nurse Fighting for Patient Safety in Seattle
Patient safety and healthcare worker safety are on the line. Together, I’m working with outstanding members of my union to advocate for patients and community.
Frontline Nurses Survey: Alarming Findings
92% say federal government isn't doing enough to protect healthcare staff
With Colleges Closed, Instability for Adjuncts Spikes Higher
The coronavirus pandemic is making adjunct professors’ hunger and healthcare struggles even worse.
Contracted Airport Workers Deserve Protections More Than Airline Executives
Thousands of airport workers are facing layoffs as airlines ask Congress for billions in bailout.
SEIU healthcare workers call for life-saving personal protective equipment
Continue their demands that the federal government drive a national response to get more supplies and equipment to frontline caregivers