Labor Rights /tags/labor-rights Labor Rights en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 06 May 2022 10:01:00 GMT How do employees unionize in a right-to-work state like Texas? /business/2022-05-06/how-do-employees-unionize-in-a-right-to-work-state-like-texas Union support is the highest it's been in decades in the U.S. We clear up a few questions about how they work in Texas. Fri, 06 May 2022 10:01:00 GMT /business/2022-05-06/how-do-employees-unionize-in-a-right-to-work-state-like-texas Danielle Lopez Over 50 gig workers were killed on the job. Their families are footing the bills /2022-04-12/over-50-gig-workers-were-killed-on-the-job-their-families-are-footing-the-bills A new report on gig worker deaths found that more than 50 people were killed while working for Uber, Lyft and DoorDash. Often the families receive no compensation in the wake of the killings. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:16:11 GMT /2022-04-12/over-50-gig-workers-were-killed-on-the-job-their-families-are-footing-the-bills Bobby Allyn Austin's medics ask the city for raises, citing 'unbearably difficult and dangerous' work conditions /health/2022-04-12/austins-medics-ask-the-city-for-raises-citing-unbearably-difficult-and-dangerous-work-conditions More employees have quit Austin's Emergency Medical Services now than at any other time in history. The staff exodus is on track to double the number of people who left in 2020 and 2021. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:56:29 GMT /health/2022-04-12/austins-medics-ask-the-city-for-raises-citing-unbearably-difficult-and-dangerous-work-conditions Dani Matias This Labor Day, here are some lessons from 3 pivotal moments in workers' history /news/2021-09-04/this-labor-day-here-are-some-lessons-from-3-pivotal-moments-in-workers-history From a deadly factory fire to a presidential showdown with strikers, these major labor events became central to U.S. history, the modern labor movement and the rights afforded to workers. Mon, 06 Sep 2021 15:42:37 GMT /news/2021-09-04/this-labor-day-here-are-some-lessons-from-3-pivotal-moments-in-workers-history Jaclyn Diaz Is Your Work Doing Enough To Protect You From Coronavirus? We Talked To An Employment Lawyer /austin/2020-04-09/is-your-work-doing-enough-to-protect-you-from-coronavirus-we-talked-to-an-employment-lawyer No matter what you do (or did) for a living before the COVID-19 pandemic, it's probably safe to say your work life has changed dramatically since its� Thu, 09 Apr 2020 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2020-04-09/is-your-work-doing-enough-to-protect-you-from-coronavirus-we-talked-to-an-employment-lawyer Mose Buchele Hospital Workers Are At Risk Of Workplace Violence, And There's No System In Place To Prevent It /news/2018-08-03/hospital-workers-are-at-risk-of-workplace-violence-and-theres-no-system-in-place-to-prevent-it From Texas Standard:When a prospective nurse joins the field, they expect to endure a lot of less-than-pleasant experiences as part of the job: bodily� Fri, 03 Aug 2018 19:45:39 GMT /news/2018-08-03/hospital-workers-are-at-risk-of-workplace-violence-and-theres-no-system-in-place-to-prevent-it Sarah Yoakley Austin May Be Getting A New Department To Oversee Labor Rights Laws /austin/2018-06-28/austin-may-be-getting-a-new-department-to-oversee-labor-rights-laws Austin City Council members voted Thursday to ask the city manager to look into creating a new department to oversee its labor rights laws � including� Thu, 28 Jun 2018 21:11:02 GMT /austin/2018-06-28/austin-may-be-getting-a-new-department-to-oversee-labor-rights-laws Audrey McGlinchy