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Sides agree on $2 trillion coronavirus aid bill
March 25, 2020While the measure helps workers, corporate lobbies seized the chance to insert some multibillion-dollar goodies for themselves, too, feeding off U.S. taxpayers for $20 billion more for agribusiness and a reported $17 billion for Boeing, for example.
Read moreGig workers forced to strike over lack of coronavirus protection
March 30, 2020Upset by their companies’ refusal to protect them as they do vital jobs of delivering supplies during the coronavirus pandemic, gig economy workers, especially on the West Coast, were forced to strike March 30 against Instacart and DoorDash.
Read moreTo 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.
Read moreCoronavirus surge worsens as Trump ignores the danger
July 14, 2020Infection records shattered nationwide as rising numbers of young people join the ranks of the many thousands of victims abandoned by the federal government.
Read moreOSHA to order firms to protect workers from coronavirus
February 01, 2021The Temporary Emergency Standard will take effect by March 15.
Read moreDoes Trump still think the coronavirus is a hoax?
March 16, 2020As long as Trump is in charge, praying for miracles might be the best we can hope for.
Read moreWhy do politicians push false bioweapon conspiracy theories on coronavirus?
March 17, 2020You’ve probably heard the rumor: The new coronavirus is a bioweapon.
Read moreUAW pressure, coronavirus illnesses force Detroit 3 car company shutdown
March 19, 2020"By taking a shutdown and working through next steps, we protect UAW members, their families and the community."
Read moreCongressional Black Caucus tackles outsized coronavirus impact on African Americans
April 09, 2020“Blacks are nickeled and dimed” for both health services and access to other aid, says Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
Read moreIllinois, Michigan governors hit Trump response to coronavirus pandemic
April 24, 2020Democratic Govs. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan have been targets of GOP President Donald Trump’s incendiary tweets.
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