Coronavirus is a Labor Crisis, and a General Strike Might Be Next
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/z3b9ny/coronavirus-general-strike
As the coronavirus pandemic tears across America, shutting down swaths of the economy and exposing society's failings, workers are on the frontlines.
Not only are millions of people suddenly jobless with no safety net, but workers deemed "essential" are being asked to put their lives on the line by exploitative employers for the bare minimum in return. At the same time, labor is under attack as the Trump administration's labor board suspended union elections, effectively blocking the formation of new unions during the pandemic.
Coronavirus is a Labor Crisis, and a General Strike Might Be Next
Apr 2, 2020, 5:41pm UTC
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/z3b9ny/coronavirus-general-strike
> As the coronavirus pandemic tears across America, shutting down swaths of the economy and exposing society's failings, workers are on the frontlines.
> Not only are millions of people suddenly jobless with no safety net, but workers deemed "essential" are being asked to put their lives on the line by exploitative employers for the bare minimum in return. At the same time, labor is under attack as the Trump administration's labor board suspended union elections, effectively blocking the formation of new unions during the pandemic.