President Biden offered support for workers in Alabama and their right to seek to form a union in what labor historians have called the most […]
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Minimum Wage Fight Puts Renewed Focus On Undemocratic Filibuster In Senate | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Rachel Maddow reports on the limited options available to Democrats to pass the extremely popular minimum wage increase even though Democrats control Congress and the […]
Continue readingChris Hayes: This Is What Essential Work Looks Like | All In | MSNBC
“As we sit down for Thanksgiving this week, a lot of us, thanks to the pandemic, are farther from our families than we would like. […]
Continue readingTrump Appointee Cites ‘Matter Of Conscience’ In Resigning Over Trump Federal Worker Order
Rachel Maddow reports on the resignation of Donald Trump appointee Ronald Sanders over changes Donald Trump is making to remove protections and politicize the federal […]
Continue readingOSHA ‘Missing In Action’ As Coronavirus Threatens U.S. Workers | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
David Michaels, former OSHA administrator, talks with Rachel Maddow about the lack of response from OSHA under the Trump administration to the danger posed to […]
Continue readingWorkplace Coronavirus Outbreaks Not Limited To Meat Plants | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Rachel Maddow looks at how the coronavirus is turning up in a variety of workplaces where workers are in close proximity to each other, not […]
Continue readingOSHA Oddly Reticent Despite Worker Peril In Coronavirus Era | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Jessica Martinez, co-executive director of the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, talks with Rachel Maddow about OSHA reducing enforcement of worker safety despite […]
Continue readingSecond Worker Reportedly Dead Of Coronavirus At South Dakota Meat Plant | All In | MSNBC
A second worker from a Sioux Falls, South Dakota meat processing plant has died of coronavirus, as the plant becomes a major virus hotspot. Aired […]
Continue readingHow The Coronavirus Pandemic Could Change America Forever | The 11th Hour | MSNBC
Professor, scholar, and biographer Walter Isaacson joins to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic could fundamentally change the U.S. economy, workplaces, and society. Aired on 04/20/2020. […]
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