Labor
Grocery worker finds a reservoir of kindness and humanity in crisis
March 27, 2020While this crisis has brought out the worst in a few people, it’s brought out the best in a lot.
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Italian workers strike in Lombardy over coronavirus safety issues
March 27, 2020The Communist Refoundation Party says 7.5 million workers—57.3% of the Italian workforce—were classed as "essential" under emergency legislation.
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Weekly jobless claims skyrocket to 3.28 million, breaking all records
March 26, 2020WASHINGTON—Due to coronavirus pandemic shutdowns, weekly jobless claims skyrocketed in the week ending March 21 to 3.283 million, shattering all records since the Bureau of Labor Statistics started collecting such data. The enormous rise also left...
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Nurses launch campaign against CDC’s OK of bandannas and scarves
March 25, 2020Scarves and bandannas won’t do, National Nurses United says.
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AFT’s Weingarten, union nurses: Force firms to produce life-saving devices
March 24, 2020“Why should the supplies be controlled by the market, not by the government?” Weingarten asked.
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