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Field Museum Workers Say It’s Time for the CEO to Start Making Sacrifices, Too

Leave a Comment / executive pay, layoffs / By max cyril

Facing devasting pay cuts and layoffs amid the Covid-19 crisis, workers at Chicago’s Field Museum are organizing to demand greater transparency and equitable sacrifice from upper management. “We fear these cuts will disproportionately impact staff of color and those already paid the least,” Field Museum workers explain in a petition that has now garnered over 1,700 signatures. …

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Layoffs have high stakes for foreign nationals and their employers

Leave a Comment / layoffs / By max cyril

As society reacts to the spread of COVID-19, businesses are making difficult decisions. Despite the government’s interventions to encourage continuity in the workforce, unemployment is at historic rates and still rising. This creates high stakes for employers of foreign nationals. The inflexible regulatory scheme governing such employment did not anticipate COVID-19. It’s important to approach layoffs, …

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7 tips to get through a coronavirus furlough

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It doesn’t matter the industry or the occupation, a furlough can happen to just about anyone. That’s why it’s important for those dealing with the financial difficulties of a recent coronavirus-driven furlough to know there are a number of ways to try and stay afloat when you’re not receiving your normal pay. Even if you’re …

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The Shutdown: How It Hurt, What We Learned, Where We Go from Here

Leave a Comment / Government Shutdown / By max cyril

For working people across the country, the week ends with a mix of relief and frustration. The hundreds of thousands of federal workers who had been furloughed during the 16-day government shutdown were glad to return to their jobs, freed from the anxiety of not knowing when they’d get another paycheck. SEIU appreciates the strong …

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Around the Country, State Employees Rally Against Furloughs, Pay Cuts

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State workers in West Virginia spent Presidents Day staging a rally at the capitol to ask for a $1,000 cost-of-living raise and better working conditions. Meanwhile, workers in California hope a bill advances that would ease some of their furlough pain. As part of a plan to deal with California’s budget gap, state workers have …

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Field Museum Workers Say It’s Time for the CEO to Start Making Sacrifices, Too

Layoffs have high stakes for foreign nationals and their employers

7 tips to get through a coronavirus furlough

The Shutdown: How It Hurt, What We Learned, Where We Go from Here

Around the Country, State Employees Rally Against Furloughs, Pay Cuts

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