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Jobless crisis worsens: Army of the unemployed grows by more than 1.7 million
August 20, 2020Close to 56 million now, with no jobs, face a bleak future.
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Unemployment forum: ‘Bosses will throw you away’ when they’re done with you
August 19, 2020Organizing unemployed workers is no easy task, but that’s exactly what some experienced activists came together to strategize for at a forum co-sponsored by People’s World and Organizing Upgrade.
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People’s World to co-sponsor Sunday town hall forum on unemployment crisis
August 14, 2020This Sunday, Aug. 16, at 8:00 PM Eastern, 7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, 5:00 Pacific. Register here.
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S.F. judge: Uber, Lyft drivers are ‘employees’ with worker rights, not ‘contractors’
August 11, 2020The big ride-sharing apps Uber and Lyft break California law by misclassifying their drivers as “independent contractors,” not “employees” with worker rights, a judge has decided.
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Worker’s death sparks historic oil and gas strike in Iran
August 10, 2020The strike action was triggered when Ebrahim Arabzadeh, a contract worker at Mahshahr petrochemical complex, died from heat exhaustion at work.
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