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Hospital suspends nurses after they refuse COVID-19 duties over lack of PPE
April 16, 2020They are among hundreds of doctors, nurses, and other health care workers across the country who say they’ve been asked to work without adequate protection.
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Progressive lawmakers say pandemic underlines need for Workers’ Bill of Rights
April 14, 2020“We must invest billions, not millions in our workers and workforce system."
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Three New York City transit workers dying every day of coronavirus
April 14, 2020This city’s bus and subway workers are dying at a faster rate than their counterparts anywhere across the country.
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Low-paid migrant workers bear the worst of Singapore’s second COVID-19 wave
April 10, 2020Singapore was seen as a model in its early response to the virus, but it apparently overlooked hundreds of thousands of migrant workers living in crowded dormitories.
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Senate Dems propose big pay hike for frontline anti-pandemic workers
April 8, 2020Senate Democrats’ plans for the next big economic stimulus bill include a big pay hike for frontline workers.
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