Labor

Unions demand Trump invoke Defense Production Act for PPE
August 14, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg
“All of us want the same things: Health, safety, security, and a better future for our children."
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Philly school board backtracks on reopening plans
August 14, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg
The Philadelphia Board of Education voted 7-1 not to reopen brick-and-mortar schools in September.
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S.F. judge: Uber, Lyft drivers are ‘employees’ with worker rights, not ‘contractors’
August 11, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg
The big ride-sharing apps Uber and Lyft break California law by misclassifying their drivers as “independent contractors,” not “employees” with worker rights, a judge has decided.
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San Francisco Giants and Golden State Warriors give stadium workers the boot
August 10, 2020 By Marc Norton
Curiously, I got canned on the very same day I got my last $600-per-week pandemic unemployment payment. That $600 is bye-bye now, courtesy of the Republicans in the Senate.
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‘Out of money tomorrow’—Unemployed workers facing nightmare after $600 expires
August 7, 2020 By Sarah Skidmore Sell And Paul Wiseman
Around the country, across industries and occupations, millions of Americans thrown out of work because of the coronavirus are straining to afford the basics.
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