Jan 22, 2021 · The erosion of worker power has worsened the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The erosion of union coverage and worker power more broadly has contributed both to suffering during the pandemic and to the extreme economic inequality exacerbated by the pandemic.

Jan 11, 2021 · One study found New York nursing homes with unionized workers had lower COVID-19 mortality rates, as well as better access to PPE and stronger infection control measures, than nonunion...

Aug 25, 2020 · What this report finds: The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored both the importance of unions in giving workers a collective voice in the workplace and the urgent need to reform U.S. labor laws to arrest the erosion of those rights.

May 1, 2021 · The union defended its role in shaping federal COVID policy. “The AFT represents 1.7 million educators, healthcare professionals and public employees who spent the last 14 months serving on the...

Jan 17, 2021 · Across the country, workers like Cotton, who have never gone on strike and did not consider themselves activists, have been moved to organize protests, sick-outs and strikes over COVID-19....

Jul 26, 2022 · This study presents evidence that labor unions played an important role in promoting the well-being of workers they represent by providing them with employment stability and a financial buffer during the COVID-19 pandemic-induced economic downturn.

Sep 2, 2020 · Nearly all, or 94%, of workers covered by a union contract have access to employee-sponsored health benefits, compared to 68% of nonunion workers, according to recent research published by the...

Unionized workers during the pandemic have experienced many crucial benefits including enhanced safety measures in the workplace, additional premium pay during the pandemic, paid sick time, and increased say in terms of furloughs in order to retain jobs.

Jan 28, 2021 · About 17 percent of nurses and 12 percent of other U.S. health care workers are covered by a union, according to an analysis of government data, and rates of union coverage have remained largely...

Jun 25, 2020 · New Numbers Released: Over last 100 Days – 238 Frontline Worker Deaths from COVID-19, Nearly 29,000 Workers Infected or Exposed in Food and Healthcare Sectors. With Growing Spread of COVID-19, UFCW Announces Key Priorities: $15 Per Hour Pay for Frontline Workers and Reinstating Hazard Pay,