2022 Projects

Baltimore

Workplace hazard concerns of public employees at the Baltimore Department of Public Works and Department of Transportation

Students:

Audra Lucas & Diana Quintanilla

Hosts:

City Union of Baltimore and the American Federation of Teachers

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Boston

Investigating physical and emotional hazards for BTU members to build capacity for health and safety organizing

Students:

Diana Vasquez & Leela Berman

Hosts:

Boston Teachers Union

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Hartford, CT

Long-standing problems with unsafe staffing in healthcare and how working through COVID-19 exacerbated these problems

Students:

Conner Wyman & Julia Gavriilidis

Hosts:

American Federation of Teachers CT

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Chicago

COVID-19 in 2022: existence and adherence to workplace health and safety protocols for temp workers

Students:

Imani Joseph & Samantha Vega

Hosts:

Temp Worker Union Alliance Project

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Los Angeles

Investigating environmental hazards experienced by fast food workers

Students:

Maria Rivera & Perla Valencia

Hosts:

Fight for $15 and a Union

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Orange County, CA

Examination of health and safety conditions for workers in the restaurant industry in Orange County

Students:

Alejandro Caldera & Roselynn Hernández

Hosts:

Tenayuca Labor Project

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Washington, DC

Mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic among health care workers

Students:

Iulia Dobrin & Shafuq Naseem

Hosts:

American Federation of Government Employees

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Portsmouth, OH

Investigation of awareness and knowledge of workplace hazards at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Students:

Anna Stabnick & Hannah Humphrey

Hosts:

United Steelworkers

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New Orleans

Assessing emergency response plans and training needs for USW members and their communities

Students:

Danielle Croll & Natalie Pineiro-Falcón

Hosts:

United Steelworkers

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SF Bay Area

Investigating and capturing information about key issues facing restaurant workers, with a focus on workload

Students:

Jose Marquez Cuevas & Karina Perez

Hosts:

Bay Area Restaurant Opportunities Center

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SF Bay Area

Investigating the health and safety needs of cannabis delivery drivers with the goal of customizing the OSHA 30 for this population

Students:

Alicia Eskridge & Sydney Shafer

Hosts:

United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Western State’s Council

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Philadelphia

Creating safe workplaces for cannabis workers

Students:

Jake Zweiback & Sarah Myers

Hosts:

The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1776 KS

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