unemployment
As coronavirus rages, official jobless numbers near 33 million
July 9, 2020Daily U.S. infections higher than at any point in pandemic as 2.3 million more apply for unemployment benefits.
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Ukrainian unions demand resignation of lawmaker who wants to sterilize the unemployed
June 29, 2020Galina Tretyakova cited Margaret Thatcher as her inspiration.
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COVID-19 death march: India’s migrant workers head home, heralding virus surge
June 26, 2020With infection spreading and a rising death toll, they would rather go home and die among their own than starve in the far-off places where they've struggled to eke out a living.
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One third of labor force now jobless as pandemic unemployment climbs
June 4, 2020Official jobless claims in this new great depression hit 42.65 million; real number estimated at 50 million or more.
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Class struggle, resistance to police violence and racism run deep in Minneapolis history
June 1, 2020Class struggle runs deep in South Minneapolis.
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