#Workers

Leo Gertner

grtnrr

The Supreme Court is going to do unspeakably terrible things to workers if it remains in its current configuration. No employer liability for unsafe conditions, no remedies for discrimination, no

The Telegraph

Telegraph

How coronavirus is worsening Britain’s racial wealth gap*a thread*Since coronavirus hit Britain, BAME people have been more likely than most to lose their income, fall behind on bills or have

buat demokrasi

BuatDemokrasi

Minimum wage, vampires, and leeches. (thread on yesterday's parliament debate) 1/ Important statistics from parliament. In Singapore 100,000 workers are paid below $1300 per month. Of this, 56,000 earn less

Fernan A. Osorno H.

FernanOsorno

Looking at the thread between @PeterRNeumann and @AsimCP and @Tarek_Younis_ (and many others), I ask of them and #AcademicTwitter (rhetorically!): should there be clearly defined ethical rules of conduct on

Jonathan Harding

_i0n

Johnson knew about the paper published in the Lancet on 24th JanuaryHe knew that medics needed to be tested before and after treating Covid-19 patientsHe knew there was a vital

Emily Cunningham

emahlee

Amazon fired me and @marencosta. As Mary Oliver wrote, "oh! how rich it is to love the world." It's a gift to be able to fight for something you love

Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD

Arrianna_Planey

Been working on COVID-19-related projects, and a recurrent theme is occupational sorting & risk stratification that falls along the axes of race, ethnicity, immigration status, & class.e.g. employment in meat

Armine Yalnizyan

ArmineYalnizyan

.@althiaraj asks why not a universal $2K benefit, instead of rolling out wk x wk revisions to programs to fix problems coming to the attention of the government, delaying receipt

anonymousghana.com

qweku_malone

Ghana Card, CID databases to be merged so employers can check criminal records of workers – Veep BawumiaA thread https://anonymousghana.com/ghana-card-cid-databases-to-be-merged-so-employers-can-check-criminal-records-of-workers-veep-ba

Steven Greenhouse

greenhousenyt

Starting pay for the humblest burger-flipper at McDonald’s in Denmark is $22 an hour. McD’s workers in Denmark get 6 weeks of paid vacation a year, a pension plan &

joslyn is staying home!

jfaithtrov

THREAD: I just called @TheYankeeCandle customer service number to check on an order I’d placed a little over a week ago. Hadn’t received shipping info yet. I assumed the delay

macro cosmos’ shinji 🥀

shinjistarxx

Omg rough translation highlights of 24hTV:- Yuzuru completes his GRAD THESIS !!!!! seems recent like this year!- he says his thesis was on the outlook and usage of 3d motion

dwigt

idranim

Long Island, New York was literally created to get away from the people of color in NYC and those ideals still stand over a hundred years later today. It continues

Password Hunter02

BenKTallmadge

Lawsuit filed against a Chinese-owned Smithfield Foods plant claims it created a public nuisance by failing to protect workers from China coronavirus virus infection -https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/business/economy/coronavirus-smithfield-meat.ht

Mark Trewin

markybt

A thread - of interest to #MHSocialWorkers & #AMHPs. We will soon be releasing a range of supportive products developed with @NHS_HealthEdEng & @skillsforcare & many others. Webinars will be

AWU - Australian Workers' Union

AWUnion

Hi @growcom @NSWFarmersAustralian taxpayers shouldn’t be asked to pick up the bill for growers failing to pay minimum wage.It’s about time Australian farmers paid Australian wages and stopped exploiting labour