The episode recounts how the USRC exploited and endangered its female workers through hazardous work practices.
The poor working conditions and allegations of worker exploitation at Amazon are key drivers of the union push.
The episode acknowledges the existence of rules and regulations to address cases of worker exploitation, arguing that blanket reclassification of independent workers is unnecessary for this purpose.
The episode addresses the issue of worker exploitation, particularly in the form of low pay rates, tight deadlines, and pressured working conditions faced by the Lovestruck writers before their successful strike.
The podcast episodes explore various manifestations of worker exploitation, ranging from the exploitation of garment workers in Los Angeles The high price of cheap clothes, to the horrific cases of radium poisoning among the 'radium girls' Torture Deaths of the "Ghost Girls", to the deceptive employment practices that led to a violent mutiny on a deep-sea fishing vessel #325: 33 crew members went DEEP SEA squid hunting, turned MAD, and started hunting EACH OTHER.
The episodes also examine the systemic issues that enable worker exploitation, such as lack of enforcement of labor laws The high price of cheap clothes, the power dynamics between corporations and workers 247 - Boycotting Monopolies, Selling Out, and Changing Things From the Inside (w/ THIIRD WAVES), and the role of government policies in either protecting or undermining worker rights Spotlight: Biden Is Waging War On Independent Workers - And It Means More Turbulence For Our Shaky Economy.