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Union Strong Podcast Ep 38: Nurses trade home for a hotel to stay safe during the coronavirus

Union Strong Podcast Ep 38: Nurses trade home for a hotel to stay safe during the coronavirus

22 Apr, 2020

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Union Strong Podcast Ep 38: Nurses trade home for a hotel to stay safe during the coronavirus

Nurses and other front-line workers are so desperate to protect their families from exposure to the coronavirus, they are opting to live in hotel rooms near their hospitals instead of going home.

Union Strong Podcast Ep 38: Nurses trade home for a hotel to stay safe during the coronavirus

Union Strong Podcast Episode 37: TWU Hit Hard by COVID-19

Union Strong Podcast Episode 37: TWU Hit Hard by COVID-19

15 Apr, 2020

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Union Strong Podcast Episode 37: TWU Hit Hard by COVID-19

Members of the Transport Workers Union are dying at an alarming rate. TWU members deemed essential throughout this pandemic are transporting nurses, doctors and others needed on the front lines.

Union Strong Podcast Episode 37: TWU Hit Hard by COVID-19

Union Strong Podcast Episode 36: COVID-19 Heroes

Union Strong Podcast Episode 36: COVID-19 Heroes

08 Apr, 2020

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Union Strong Podcast Episode 36: COVID-19 Heroes

The crucial jobs of workers in supermarkets, pharmacies and food processing plants during a health crisis.  RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum talks about the many challenges his members face and his fight to help workers at Amazon during the Coronavirus pandemic. 

Union Strong Podcast Episode 36: COVID-19 Heroes

Union Strong Podcast Episode 35: Sen. Schumer on The CARES Act. Plus; the latest on the Postmates case and COVID-19 Workers' Comp

Union Strong Podcast Episode 35: Sen. Schumer on The CARES Act. Plus; the latest on the Postmates case and COVID-19 Workers' Comp

31 Mar, 2020

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Union Strong Podcast Episode 35: Sen. Schumer on The CARES Act. Plus; the latest on the Postmates case and COVID-19 Workers' Comp

In this episode: It's the largest stimulus package in American history. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer joins us to talk about what's in the economic recovery package.

Union Strong Podcast Episode 35: Sen. Schumer on The CARES Act. Plus; the latest on the Postmates case and COVID-19 Workers' Comp

Union Strong Podcast: A Day in History that Changed Workplace Safety

Union Strong Podcast: A Day in History that Changed Workplace Safety

24 Mar, 2020

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Union Strong Podcast: A Day in History that Changed Workplace Safety

Today marks the 109th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York City. Normally on this day, large crowds of union members and others would gather at Washington Place and Greene Street to pay tribute to the 146 lives lost on that fateful day.

Union Strong Podcast: A Day in History that Changed Workplace Safety