Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/04/02/never-seen-anything-it-economists-warn-66-million-new-jobless-claims-portend Published on Thursday, April 02, 2020 by Common Dreams “A portrait of disaster. Unemployment insurance claims for the last two weeks are mind-blowing.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer People wait in line as volunteers distribute food in … Continued
As you know, restaurants are reeling – especially their unemployed staff – 52% who are female, the majority women of color. These women and their families are now teetering on the edge of poverty just as their children’s schools are closed … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): Financial Aid Bill Contains $280 Billion in Business Tax Breaks—Half the Aid Goes to Business, Only a Quarter to Families, & a Big Break for Wealthy Business Owners WASHINGTON, D.C.— America’s unprecedented health and … Continued
Governor Tom Wolf signed bills to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania that bolster the health care system, benefit workers and schools, and reschedule the 2020 primary election for June 2. House Bill 1232: Provides $50 million for the Wolf administration … Continued
Some in the Senate are trying to force through billions of dollars in bailouts for the ultra-rich and big corporations with no strings attached. We can’t let them. The economic fallout of the COVID-19 outbreak is hitting home, and Congress … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): It is urgent that Congress takes at least initial action NOW to protect people as the coronavirus pandemic takes hold. Speaker Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin are working on a bill. We don’t … Continued
From Family Values @Work (https://familyvaluesatwork.org/): Leadership in Congress has put together a robust package of supports to help the nation deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. We are proud that the issue of paid time to care – both paid sick … Continued
Posted at https://www.epi.org/press/wage-inequality-gender-racial-pay-gap 2019 data reveal slow, uneven, and unequal wage growth over the last 40 years Press Releases • February 20, 2020 Wage growth was strongest for the highest-wage workers while median hourly wages grew just 1.0% last year, according … Continued
Posted at https://www.clasp.org/publications/report/brief/underemployment-just-isnt-working-us-part-time-workers Executive Summary By Lonnie Golden and Jaeseung Kim More than 10 years after the Great Recession, news stories abound about a healthy, robust economy with lower unemployment and underemployment. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) uses a … Continued
From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): Today (February 6) is the 27th anniversary of passage of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Many people erroneously believe the FMLA means paid leave, but it does not. The FMLA guarantees … Continued