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Get Ready for Janus 2.0, Which Could Devastate Labor More Than the First

Leave a Comment / Supreme Court, unions / By max cyril

On June 27, 2018, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Janus v. AFSCME, which radically changed established constitutional interpretation to make it a violation of the First Amendment for public-sector unions to collect fair-share fees. These fees are equivalent to the portion of union dues that are germane to collective bargaining. The plaintiff in the …

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Even after improved jobs report, Latinos remain heavily impacted amid pandemic

Leave a Comment / unemployment / By max cyril

While the national unemployment rate has ticked down in the most recent jobs report, the news hasn’t been so fortunate for all workers. “Latinos, who have been the hardest hit by the nation’s coronavirus-related economic crisis, once again led all groups in joblessness this month, with 17.6 percent of Latinos unemployed,” NBC News reported. But times remain tough even for …

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How to Keep America’s Public Workers Safe as We Emerge From the COVID-19 Lockdown

Leave a Comment / Public Workers / By max cyril

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Steve Scarpa began fishing antibacterial wipes, socks and even T-shirts out of the sewers in Groton, Connecticut. Scarpa, president of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 9411 and a member of the city’s wastewater treatment crew, said residents went into “mad hysteria cleaning mode” and simply flushed potentially contaminated objects down the …

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Immigrant women workers on the front lines of meatpacking COVID-19 outbreaks speak out

Leave a Comment / Working Women, workplace safety / By max cyril

Coverage of COVID-19 outbreaks in North Carolina poultry processing plants began with an online tip, but soon multiple workers came forward—risking their livelihoods—to talk about the unsafe working conditions they faced inside the plants. All of them were women. One of those women is Luz. The 38-year-old immigrant from Mexico has spent the last four years working …

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Thousands of health workers lose jobs in COVID crisis, while major hospital chains get richer

Leave a Comment / Bailout, health care / By max cyril

Congress provided $100 billion in emergency funding to hospitals to respond to the coronavirus crisis in the CARES Act passed back in March. That was supposed to provide about $108,000 per hospital bed across the country, to help hospitals meet the resource gap they were experiencing and to ramp up infrastructure to meet the coming demand. The …

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How the U.S. economic response could change as people go back to work

Leave a Comment / economy, unemployment / By max cyril

Despite the drop in the unemployment rate in May, many economists feel further aid is needed. As Congress debates whether to allocate further relief to shore up the U.S. economy and get workers back on their feet, the unemployment rate has suddenly and unexpectedly fallen. Here’s a look at how the new numbers are shaping …

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Surprise unemployment drop sparks debate over how fast the economy will rally

Leave a Comment / unemployment / By max cyril

The rate reflects parts of the economy reopening in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. An unexpected drop in the unemployment rate set off a fresh round of debate on Friday over how fast the economy can rebound from the coronavirus pandemic and how much the government should intervene to help. The unemployment rate fell …

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How Does FMLA Work and What Should I Know About Hiring Minors for Seasonal Work?

Leave a Comment / Family and Medical Leave Act / By max cyril

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) gives eligible employees up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave each year. In addition, employers must maintain employees’ group health benefits during the leave as if employees continued to work instead of taking leave. Also, employees are also entitled to return to their same or an equivalent job …

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Democrats say DOL keeping workers in the dark about paid leave

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“They’re not stupid,” Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) said. “They know how to get the word out. They just don’t want to.” An Indiana truck driver denied paid leave while experiencing coronavirus symptoms. An Arizona HVAC employee paid for just two of 13 days spent in self-quarantine. A California USPS worker rejected for paid leave when caring for her child whose school …

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Mounting unemployment crisis fuels racial wealth gap

1 Comment / unemployment / By max cyril

Black workers are more likely to be out of a job, to have lost income or to have left the labor market altogether, economic data and surveys show. The economic meltdown that has devastated the country amid the coronavirus pandemic has proven uniquely damaging for black Americans, threatening to exacerbate an already staggering racial wealth …

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