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Global Supply Chain Crisis: Workers’ Health and Safety vs. Capitalists’ Profits

October 12, 2021 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Economic Collapse, Labor Struggles, Public Health

by Betsey Piette, published on Workers World, October 7, 2021 At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, panic buying seemed to create a shortage of different necessities, including toilet paper. Midway through the COVID-19 pandemic, housing prices started rising drastically, as demand surpassed supply due to shortages of construction materials. As students returned to in-person learning, schools found[…]

U.S. Workers are Being Pushed Into an Abyss

October 4, 2021 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Global Economics, Labor

by G. Dunkel, published on Workers World, September 7, 2021 For many U.S. workers — especially low-wage workers — it has suddenly become much more difficult to put food on the table and to keep a roof over these tables. The Department of Labor estimates 9.2 million workers are enrolled in programs providing unemployment aid to workers affected by the[…]