Economics

Millions kicked off unemployment, but Senate Republicans still won’t renew $600

September 24, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has killed the House-passed HEROES Act, which would have reinstated the $600 federal unemployment benefit and extended them through Jan. 31.

After getting government paycheck support, Opera Australia institutes mass layoffs

September 23, 2020 By MEAA

As management slashes jobs, performers and members of the company declare: "No opera without us."

Trudeau parades as workers’ defender, but Canada’s unemployed face ‘disaster capitalism’

September 15, 2020 By Elizabeth Rowley

With a minority government in the midst of a pandemic and the worst economic crisis in a century, the Liberals are vulnerable to pressure from labor and the left.

1 of every 5 U.S. workers on jobless benefits, millions likely uncounted

September 3, 2020 By PAI

Who’s getting the aid during the coronavirus-caused depression, and for how long, is highly politicized.

Elected officials and unions urge HEROES Act passage; blast Trump and McConnell

September 3, 2020 By Ben Sears

The event was part of the nationwide “Day of Action” initiated by the AFT to call attention to the urgent need for the White House and Senate to move on passage of the HEROES Act.