#Workers

Sarah Jaffe

sarahljaffe

learned a new term just now interviewing a worker: "PTO debt." As in, workers who are being required to use paid time off they haven't yet accrued will be expected

JHSPH NCRC

JHSPH_NCRC

Do face shields provide protection on top of masks? Evidence from this study in India suggest face shields may protect health care workers who interact with #COVID19 contacts, providing more

NAS

chai_revolution

On this day, 7 years ago, the tragic Rana Plaza disaster took place. Only a few months following the Tazreen Fire, at 8:00AM on April 24th, 2013, over 3,600 workers

V

Inferno_V

The young cashier at the supermarket today was doing a great job, so I told him and I thanked him. He teared up and his hands started shaking and politely

yvette nicole brown

YNB

In the midst of a pandemic, instead of sending needed PPE to hospitals, the federal government—“led” by @realDonaldTrump—is selling them to the highest bidder on the open market. Even if

graceyswer

graceyswer

I was once close to becoming a radical feminist - or at least Nordic Model supporter.After having been assaulted, I was angry and wanted to rid the world of prostitution.

Jill Marie Bussey

JillMBussey

THREAD: The labor rights movement has served as an enduring reminder of the inextricable link between immigrants and citizens in the U.S. For decades, the fight for safe working conditions

Jim Wormington

jwormington

1/ If people can’t work, they can’t eat.@aniewang and me published a press release today highlighting the impact of the COVID-19-imposed lockdown on informal workers in Nigeria. https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/14/nigeria-protect-most-vulnerable-covi

Satya Rhodes-Conway

src2

#Madison if you're voting at the polls tomorrow: 1) Check your polling place - ony 66 of our normal 92 are open. https://cityofmadison.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=b8e42f700bd1419daaa06667ee421dbc2) Bring your own black or blue

Glen Keeling

KeelingGlen

In case you didn't realize, the 2k per month from CERB would be a pay raise to many of the full time workers who are still at work in grocery

Bar & Bench

barandbench

Migrant Workers: #SupremeCourt is hearing the petition filed seeking directions for the authorities to allow stranded migrant workers to return to their homes after being tested for #COVIDー19.#Corona #CoronaLockdown Court

Don Davies MP

DonDavies

.@DocSandyB of @CMA_Docs Shortages of #PPE are even starker than what has been reported. Survey of 5000 physicians says that the issues aren't just with supply of #PPE but with

Michael Bueckert

mbueckert

Canada Post has a strong union in @cupw, while Amazon Canada is accused of firing employees for unionizing and generally has atrocious labour conditions. But I'm sure that had nothing

Chris Albon

chrisalbon

1. I am fine with a company having this expectation and happy they said it up front. You do you. There are times in my life I'd be happy to

Annie

Anniefromkansas

@MSNBC @NicolleDWallace @AriMelber @chrislhayes @maddow1)Today’s WH Coronavirus presser it was stated that hospitals could use for PPE for Coronavirus cloth hospital gowns which can be sterilized and reused. Do any

Bart Watson

BrewersStats

This chart is interesting, but even more interesting when put in the context of total firms/employees/wages, which show what's going on. A short thread.https://twitter.com/wineecon/status/1285181144091295749 First, let's look at fir