Elections2020 – Page 80 – People's World

Voter intimidation? GOP sending ‘poll monitors’ to watch who votes

August 11, 2020 By Eric Tucker And Nicholas Riccardi

Federal court overturns rule that stopped Republicans from hiring off-duty police officers to patrol polling places in minority communities.

Letter Carriers union files nationwide grievance against mail slowdown scheme

August 10, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

One lawmaker says DeJoy’s slowdown scheme “is absolutely an attempt to interfere with the election."

San Francisco Giants and Golden State Warriors give stadium workers the boot

August 10, 2020 By Marc Norton

Curiously, I got canned on the very same day I got my last $600-per-week pandemic unemployment payment. That $600 is bye-bye now, courtesy of the Republicans in the Senate.

We are a community of voters: Somos una comunidad de votantes

August 10, 2020 By David Trujillo

The perpetual threat against voting rights should be a constant reminder that the vote should not be taken for granted.

‘Out of money tomorrow’—Unemployed workers facing nightmare after $600 expires

August 7, 2020 By Sarah Skidmore Sell And Paul Wiseman

Around the country, across industries and occupations, millions of Americans thrown out of work because of the coronavirus are straining to afford the basics.