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essential workers July 1, 2021

They Sewed Protective Masks and Gowns. Who Protected Them?Three L.A. Apparel garment workers on the company’s deadly COVID outbreak last year, when 375 people in one warehouse tested positive.

By Anna Furman
essential workers Apr. 6, 2021

New York’s Nursing Homes Were on the Brink. Then COVID Hit.Coronavirus ripped through nursing homes, killing thousands. One year later, nurses say they never stood a chance.

By Bridget Read
strike for black lives July 20, 2020

Thousands of Essential Workers Are Going on Strike for Black LivesTens of thousands of people are walking off their jobs on Monday in protest of racial inequality.

By Hannah Gold