U.S.
Illinois, 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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California sets disaster relief, local officials urge protection for undocumented
April 24, 2020Among those feeling the sharpest impact from COVID-19 are undocumented immigrant workers facing partial or total unemployment because of the pandemic.
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Sioux Falls Smithfield disaster reflects ongoing national battle
April 23, 2020Local AFL-CIO leader: "We all want to go back to work but to a workplace different from the one we left behind.”
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Progressive economists say unemployment rate now 18% as jobless claims hit 26.5 million
April 23, 2020The Economic Policy Institute calculates the real jobless rate is 18.3%, or one in every 5.5 workers.
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Labor leader says Trump immigration ban “another distraction” from bad coronavirus performance
April 23, 2020Trumka to Trump: "Stop tweeting. Start leading."
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