March 10, 2020

Bloomberg aides cut loose despite yearlong employment promise

Leave a Comment / Workers / By max cyril

Mike Bloomberg’s shuttered presidential campaign is dismissing staffers across the country and inviting them to reapply for jobs on his new independent committee — despite extending guarantees of being paid through the November election when they were hired. The consolation prize: They get to keep their Bloomberg-issued iPhones and MacBooks. Multiple Bloomberg aides told POLITICO …

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Women’s History Month Profiles: Alice Paul

Leave a Comment / women's issues, Working Women / By max cyril

For Women’s History Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various women who were, and some who still are, leaders and activists working at the intersection of civil and labor rights. Today, we are looking at Alice Paul. Alice Paul was born in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, in 1885, the daughter of Quaker parents. Her religious upbringing taught …

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The Coronavirus Outbreak Shows the Disgrace of Not Guaranteeing Paid Sick Leave

Leave a Comment / Health & Safety, Infectious Disease / By max cyril

The United States is unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic given that many workers throughout the economy will have financial difficulty in following the CDC’s recommendations to stay home and seek medical care if they think they’ve become infected. Millions of U.S. workers and their families don’t have access to health insurance, and only 30% of the lowest paid workers have the …

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Bloomberg aides cut loose despite yearlong employment promise

Women’s History Month Profiles: Alice Paul

The Coronavirus Outbreak Shows the Disgrace of Not Guaranteeing Paid Sick Leave

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