‘We Will Not Sit Back and Let Transit Workers Be Treated Like Cannon Fodder’ ‘We Will Not Sit Back and Let Transit Workers Be Treated Like Cannon Fodder’
As the death toll mounts, unions representing transit workers in major cities demand protective gear.
Apr 3, 2020 / John Nichols
Your Rent or Your Life Your Rent or Your Life
The pandemic is forcing workers to make impossible choices.
Apr 3, 2020 / Michelle Chen
‘Our Lives Are Worth More Than Packages’ ‘Our Lives Are Worth More Than Packages’
In one Amazon facility, management waited three shifts before telling employees one at a time that a coworker had tested positive for Covid-19.
Apr 2, 2020 / Alan Maass
The Coronavirus Class War Has Already Started The Coronavirus Class War Has Already Started
The combination of plutocratic bailouts and a physically endangered working class is sparking a new blue-collar militancy.
Apr 1, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Working Behind the Scenes in the Pandemic Working Behind the Scenes in the Pandemic
A visual diary of the invisible workforce keeping our economy moving during this crisis.
Mar 30, 2020 / Photo Essay / Peter van Agtmael, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation
The Postal Service Is Breaking Down The Postal Service Is Breaking Down
Covid-19 has already begun to take its toll on the overextended USPS workforce.
Mar 27, 2020 / Jake Bittle
If Sanitation Workers Don’t Work, Nothing Works If Sanitation Workers Don’t Work, Nothing Works
Meet the men and women risking illness to keep New York’s streets clean.
Mar 27, 2020 / Ross Barkan
‘Horror Story After Horror Story’: A Frontline Nurse Discusses the Crisis ‘Horror Story After Horror Story’: A Frontline Nurse Discusses the Crisis
Zenei Cortez, a nurse and union leader, says not giving medical workers protective gear is like giving a firefighter a squirt gun.
Mar 26, 2020 / Q&A / Sarah Jaffe
‘Just Keep Up the Faith’: Workers Are Stepping Up to Beat the Coronavirus ‘Just Keep Up the Faith’: Workers Are Stepping Up to Beat the Coronavirus
From hospital wards to bus routes to a ventilator plant in Wisconsin, working-class Americans are giving their all.
Mar 26, 2020 / John Nichols
Health Care Workers Are Facing Burdens That Put Everyone at Risk Health Care Workers Are Facing Burdens That Put Everyone at Risk
Insufficient protective equipment and limited access to testing are dramatically increasing the severity of the crisis.
Mar 25, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter