At 11am this morning the world stopped to recognize International Workers Memorial Day (April 28) and remember the tens of thousands of workers who die on the job every year and especially those who have died this year from COVID-19. We at the Healthy Work Campaign...
How to protect “essential’ working people from COVID-19 Epidemic
To protect the vulnerable from Covid-19 requires active, assertive and comprehensive identification of 1) those at risk; 2) those infected (but not symptomatic); 3) those with active symptoms; and 4) those who have been infected and now have immunity and can safely...
What We Are Reading Now
Here's what we are reading now "Chris Cuomo, Stay in Bed” (Politico, April 6, 2020) "Gaps in Amazon’s Response as Virus Spreads to More Than 50 Warehouses" (NY Times, April 5, 2020) "The Amazon Warehouse Worker Who Can’t Stay Home" (GEN/Medium, March 24, 2020) "Nurses...
Healthy Work Now Newsletter No. 6 – A Note Marnie Dobson & Peter Schnall
A note from HWC Co-Directors, Marnie Dobson & Peter Schnall The world has vastly changed since our last newsletter (December 2019) as we face an unprecedented global pandemic. The coronavirus (specifically COVID-19, named after the year it was discovered) has...
MassCOSH COVID-19 Health and Safety Guide for Essential Workers
The Massachusetts Coaltion for Occupational Safety and Health is maintaining "Health and Safety Protections and How to Make Them Happen" for essential workers. Although there are feedback links, this is a read-only Google doc. This guide...
High levels of work stress among Bus Drivers
Bus Drivers experience high levels of work stress particularly when driving in crowded urban areas. The Center for Social Epidemiology has been working for the past 6 years with the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation and the bus driver union SMART as...