coronavirus
To labor cheers, Virginia OKs emergency anti-coronavirus safety standard
July 17, 2020And if the firms don’t obey, they’ll get hit in the pocketbook. The maximum Virginia fine will be $130,000 and there are no restrictions—including no restrictions on who is covered.
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Oklahoma governor positive for COVID-19; Infected at Trump Tulsa rally?
July 16, 2020A cartoon from Greg Kearney.
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Meatpackers hit for discrimination against workers of color in virus protection
July 16, 2020The nation’s big meatpackers, notably Tyson Foods and JBS, are racially discriminating against their predominantly brown, Black, and Asian front-line labor force.
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El presidente de Cuba y los combatientes del coronavirus hablan sobre la pandemia
July 16, 2020“A ese gobierno (Trump) que se ha empeñado de manera enfermiza en denigrar y atacar la labor de nuestras brigadas médicas; que ha tratado de poner en duda la formación y la profesionalidad de nuestro personal...
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Return or resign: Texas teacher says schools issue reopening ultimatum
July 16, 2020"As teachers, we too want the students back in class, but we want to follow the guidelines of the experts and of science rather than the whims of right-wing politicians."
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