coronavirus
The pandemic economy hit women workers hardest, but they’re fighting back
May 26, 2021Brought together by People’s World, the International Labor Communications Association, and the People Before Profits Education Fund, leaders of national organizations joined activists from labor struggles to confront the COVID economy at a May Day town...
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Olympic sized Covid problems for Japan ahead of the Summer Games
May 24, 2021Over 80 percent of the Japanese population wants the games cancelled.
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A small U.S. city, battered by the virus, tells its stories
May 24, 2021Sorrow reaches across the city: The dead husband.
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Latest CDC anti-virus guidance draws some union criticism
May 21, 2021Organized nurses and food and commercial service workers want clearer guidance.
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Newsom proposes record-setting public spending with ‘California Comeback Plan’
May 20, 2021The new blockbuster budget reflects an expected $75 billion in tax revenue, paid mostly by the state’s richest residents.
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