Labor
‘Out of money tomorrow’—Unemployed workers facing nightmare after $600 expires
August 7, 2020Around the country, across industries and occupations, millions of Americans thrown out of work because of the coronavirus are straining to afford the basics.
Read moreWorking Families Party members are voting on whether to endorse Biden
August 7, 2020WFP members initially endorsed Elizabeth Warren and then, after she dropped out, Bernie Sanders. Now they are deciding whether Biden measures up to the party's values.
Read moreGOP fiddles as jobless cavalcade continues and pandemic rages
August 6, 2020In those seven days ending August 1, another 984,192 people sought state jobless benefits.
Read moreNEA launches lobbying for $175 billion to aid schools
August 5, 2020And they’re also making the point the issue is in the hands of lawmakers, particularly senators’ hands. That’s because GOP President Donald Trump doesn’t give a damn.
Read moreThreat of strike forces Chicago to cancel school re-opening plan
August 5, 2020Nation's third largest school district announced that to protect against coronavirus it will reopen with remote learning only.
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