During the pandemic, many workers, unions, and community-based organizations have demanded better protections for workers’ health. Their actions have taken different forms, including asking employers to make changes, educating workers about their rights, forming worker committees, organizing walk-outs and demonstrations, filing complaints with government agencies, talking to policy makers and the media, and engaging their communities for broader support. In many cases, they have seen positive results. 

Five stories are profiled here, depicting efforts to protect workers in retail, fast food, food processing, agriculture, and restaurants. Each story includes:

• A timeline of key events from the perspective of workers and organizations involved
• Short videos that focus on some of the specific strategies they used 
• Links to relevant resources
• A video that captures problems workers faced, the strategies they used, and key outcomes.

Videos have subtitles in English and Spanish: Click the gear icon on the video screen, go to Settings, choose Subtitles and select the language.