From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Minimum wages are set to rise this week in Nevada, Oregon, Illinois, and the District of Columbia—as well as in Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and 12 other smaller cities and counties. While business … Continued
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 1, 2020) – Congress continues to debate moving comprehensive infrastructure repair investments as a way to spur economic growth and the creation of good-paying jobs during the COVID-19 crisis. The nation’s wastewater and drinking water infrastructure received … Continued
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jerry Oleksiak today announced that people who exhaust their regular unemployment compensation (UC) and federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) may now qualify for 13 additional weeks of payments through the state’s … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/29/analysis-warns-11-those-unemployed-due-pandemic-have-zero-chance-getting-job-back Published on Monday, June 29, 2020 by Common Dreams “The 10.7% number represents the hard floor that we’ll bump up against when the virus vanishes, leaving us in a Great Recession level unemployment situation.” By Eoin Higgins, … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): Today we’re writing to let you know that we just delivered petitions signed by more than 50,000 people across the country to some of the biggest US grocery stores: Albertson’s, Costco, Kroger, Walmart, and Whole Foods. Together, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/18/systemic-violations-worker-rights-us-comes-dead-last-labor-rankings-wealthy-nations Published on Thursday, June 18, 2020 by Common Dreams The U.S. was identified as a country where “the government and/or companies are engaged in serious efforts to crush the collective voice of workers, putting fundamental rights under … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/06/labor-bureau-says-misclassification-error-making-unemployment-rate-look-lower-it Published on Saturday, June 06, 2020 by Common Dreams “Long story short, BLS is telling us that we’re at 16 percent unemployment.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia speak during a roundtable discussion with … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): While the coronavirus pandemic has shut down much of the U.S. economy, with over 33 million workers applying for unemployment insurance between March 15 and May 9, millions of workers are still on the job providing … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It would be great if someone could snap their fingers and end the COVID-19 health and economic crisis on July 31st, but so far, magical thinking doesn’t seem to be doing the trick. Arbitrary dates are … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We know working people and families are dealing with a LOT right now, and as we push for policy solutions we’re also dealing with an onslaught of daily challenges. That’s why we’re excited to offer the … Continued