coronavirus
Democrats’ $3 trillion stimulus includes hazard pay, PPE; Republicans say no
May 13, 2020If GOP leader Mitch McConnell blocks this one, the AFL-CIO's Richard Trumka said, “this could very well be his final term in the Senate.”
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Uber, Lyft drivers keep up the pressure: ‘We are employees, not contractors’
May 13, 2020Labor researchers calculate the two companies together owe more than $400 to California's state unemployment system.
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Even White House documents show Trump is lying
May 12, 2020Documents from his own White House suggest that infection rates are dramatically increasing in areas that form the base of his political support.
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COVID-19 deaths among nurses: U.S. 91, Canada 0. Why?
May 12, 2020Hundreds of nurses from both countries listen in on a call arranged by their union that lays the blame for the deaths in the U.S. at the feet of the health care system.
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Crime doesn’t pay but prison does, even amidst a pandemic
May 12, 2020As factories and other businesses remain shuttered across America, people in prisons in at least 40 states continue going to work.
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