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
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
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
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
Los Angeles
Investigating environmental hazards experienced by fast food workers
Students:
Maria Rivera & Perla Valencia
Hosts:
Fight for $15 and a Union
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
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
Portsmouth, OH
Investigation of awareness and knowledge of workplace hazards at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Students:
Anna Stabnick & Hannah Humphrey
Hosts:
United Steelworkers
New Orleans
Assessing emergency response plans and training needs for USW members and their communities
Students:
Danielle Croll & Natalie Pineiro-Falcón
Hosts:
United Steelworkers
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
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
Philadelphia
Creating safe workplaces for cannabis workers
Students:
Jake Zweiback & Sarah Myers
Hosts:
The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1776 KS