Live tonight: Candlelight Vigil for Amazon Workers lost to #AmazonTornado with @moworkerscenter Rep @CoriBush and community.
RSVP here to join the livestream or in-person event in Edwardsville, Illinois. https://t.co/DbxyZ57QBr
🎉VICTORY🎉
Harris County Commissioners voted YES on the Essential Workers Board, the first of its kind in the US to be comprised entirely of frontline workers.
Essential workers' voices will be heard in the decision-making process for health & safety policies in the workplace
As the first of its kind in the US, the Essential Workers Board made entirely of frontline employees, would give us a voice in determining health and safety policies in the workplace. 2/
https://t.co/ToPXuWXGwq
"[The Essential Workers Board] will be a tremendous victory for the Harris County community, for Texas, and can serve as a real inspiration for workers across the country!" -@SmileyJWJ
🚨HUGE victory in Harris County, Texas today. This is a historic win for workers and can serve as a model of how workers can govern positive health and safety outcomes in the workplace.
Political leaders praised #EssentialWorkers during the pandemic. Where are essential rights & benefits? Tell Congress to pass #BuildBackBetter NOW including paid leave, immigrant protections & investments in the care economy: https://t.co/8VOULdU9P8
#AlwaysEssential
The New Emergency Temporary Standard provides some much needed wins for worker safety.
⚠️ But, beneath the surface, the ETS keeps workers at risk by shifting the financial responsibility from employers ➡️ employees.
Amazing work from orgs like @NationalCOSH and @AlwaysESSNTL and @covidStr8Talk. Must follows if you're interested in how COVID has impacted workers and what you can do to help.
Let's do this again but with masking and ventilation. 😁