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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

On poverty, power and public policy

Category: Coronavirus in Memphis Warehouses

Nike turned a health official away from warehouse days after a worker with COVID-19 died

by Wendi C. Thomas May 23, 2020October 7, 2020

The security guard said no. It didn’t matter that the visitor was from the Shelby County Health Department. It didn’t matter that she was there to investigate health conditions at a Nike distribution center where, five days earlier, company officials learned a temporary worker had died after testing positive for the novel coronavirus. The guard […]

Workers shipping pricey jewelry, cosmetics fear unsafe conditions and coronavirus exposure

by Wendi C. Thomas May 2, 2020October 7, 2020

Nike’s Frayser warehouse closed after worker tests positive for coronavirus

by Wendi C. Thomas April 4, 2020October 5, 2020

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