Last year, 5,283 American workers were killed on the job. They died in fields and factories, in construction zones and warehouses, on highways and hospital floors. When you add work-related illnesses—cancers, respiratory diseases, long-term exposures—the toll soars to over 140,000 lives lost. That’s more than the population of a mid-sized American city, wiped out inContinue reading “Labor Day Is Not a Holiday. It’s a Battle Cry.”
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The Crucial Role of Organized Labor in Advancing Single-Payer Healthcare
In pursuing equitable treatment and workers’ rights, organized labor has emerged as a driving force advocating for single-payer healthcare. In this article, I will delve into the historical context, motivations, challenges, and potential impacts of labor’s involvement in championing a single-payer healthcare system. From its inception, the labor movement in the United States has intertwinedContinue reading “The Crucial Role of Organized Labor in Advancing Single-Payer Healthcare”
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