#Workers

The recent coronavirus law may help some Americans find temporary relief, but it is too slow, wholly insufficient, and riddled with bad incentives and unintended consequences. The law will exacerbate
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It strikes me that latent in the right wing argument that 'providing welfare makes people lazy' is a eugenic argument. Because none of those people say, 'allowing the rich to
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Why do we build and invest in technology? What is the purpose of innovation?Nate D'Anna of @dumplingUS and I believe it’s not only about maximizing investor returns, but also about
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After today’s Board of Elections meeting, I wanted to provide you all with some answers to the questions you have presented to me regarding the mail-in voting process and Election
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It's the two year anniversary for @StartTheWave, say whaaa! Well in honor of that, wanted to share my usual weekly ways to #StartTheWav, #BeTheChange, AND #EarpYourCommunity in the COVID-19 fight
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one time i was being considered for a panel on media unions and the organizer explicitly told me that she reached out to me because all the other speakers were white
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Finally got to read the report "Behind Closed Doors"Fair warning - this is a long tweet/thread. I try not to do too many of these, but this one cause is
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We've moved into talking about the construction industry and attempts to get greater social distancing for workers. Charles Ferro going over some active projects and what they're doing. Boulder Junction
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The woman who died from Coronavirus after being referred from Alimosho General hospital to LASUTH had her baby sent to newborn baby unit.DoctorsNursesCleanersSecurityKitchen staffAcross labour ward, postlabour ward and newborn
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The system is rigged against the working poor and middle class workers. That’s the truth. I’m so tired of corporate America. I’m tired of billionaires. I’m tired of income inequality.
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I am going to provide some policy advice that I have been providing for two years now, shortly after arriving in Alberta and seeing the real labour market concerns related
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Amazon employees in Bessemer, Alabama, voted overwhelmingly against unionizing this week. Experts said Amazon's anti-union push proved companies have too much power over workers.https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-union-vote-bessemer
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1. that number is from months ago and the campaign continued to spend during that time2. the union campaign workers need healthcare and severance when it is wound up and
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Boeing’s decision to lay off nearly 10,000 dedicated, highly-skilled women & men in Washington state is difficult news for the workers & communities I represent in #WA02.https://twitter.com/dominicgates/status/1265663756249362432
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Women are at the forefront of the crisis as numbers from @StatCan_eng labour force report reveal. Women make up just under half of all workers, but accounted for 70% of
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it’s fashion revolution week! in light of the current global health & economic crisis, it is more important than ever to be actively thinking about the ethics of the fashion
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