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Teachers on re-opening schools: “Not without protecting kids”
July 10, 2020When the issue comes down to reopening the nation’s schools as the coronavirus plague continues, GOP President Donald Trump says “yes,” but leaders of teachers unions say “no."
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Retired Steelworker leader Jones backs Biden but wishes it was Bernie
July 10, 2020Chuck Jones, the retired Steelworkers Local 1999 president who became famous for debunking then-President-elect Donald Trump’s lies about the Carrier plant closure outside Indianapolis almost four years ago, is going to vote for Joe Biden.
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House Labor-Health-Education bill could set off social issue uproars
July 10, 2020The measure doles out and increases funds for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, especially money to battle the coronavirus pandemic.
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Farm Aid stands with meatpacking workers for COVID-19 protection
July 10, 2020Nearly 40,000 food workers have tested positive for COVID-19.
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COVID-19 pandemic sweeps California prisons, San Quentin hit hardest
July 10, 2020The pandemic has taken its heaviest toll at San Quentin State Prison, where one-third of the 4,000 men have tested positive and at least 6 have died.
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