USW lays out guidelines for right to refuse work process
Many union members are still on the job during the pandemic.
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Hillicon Valley: Amazon workers fired after criticizing company | Apple sharing mobility data to track virus | Tax pros targeted by hackers
Welcome to Hillicon Valley, The Hill’s newsletter detailing all you need to know about the tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley.
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McDonald’s employees claim they were forced to continue to work and were kept in the dark when a coworker caught COVID-19, according to a new OSHA complaint | Business Insider
Chicago McDonald’s workers have filed an OSHA complaint and plan to protest the fast-food giant over its response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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LA Times Furloughs 40 Employees, Cuts Pay of Others as Ad Revenue ‘Nearly Eliminated’
The measures affect "the business side" of the paper, according to a union statement…
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Meat Plant Closures, Absenteeism Rise With Workers’ Fear of Coronavirus, Lack of Safety
CHICAGO/WINNIPEG, Manitoba — At a Wayne Farms chicken processing plant in Alabama, workers recently had to pay the company 10 cents a day to buy masks to…
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Frye Art Museum Workers Say Layoffs Motivated by Union Busting
Donning face masks and gloves, and standing six feet apart, workers picketed the Seattle museum, saying two union representatives were unjustly targeted.
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Food Workers Say C.D.C. Guidelines Put Them at Greater Risk for Infection – The New York Times
The agency now says “critical infrastructure workers” who may have been exposed to the coronavirus can stay on the job under certain conditions, instead of isolating.
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Uber, Seattle and U.S. Chamber end dispute over union law as city plans minimum wage for drivers –
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Uber, and the City of Seattle have agreed to walk away from a lengthy and complex legal battle over a law that would allow drivers to unionize.A federal judge in Seattle dismissed the lawsuit, at the request of all parties, ending a once-heated battle that cooled down……
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Opinion | Are We at the Start of a New Protest Movement? – The New York Times
The immediate immiseration of millions of people highlights our mutual bond.
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Alberta meat plant making changes after union calls for more COVID-19 protection for workers | Globalnews.ca
Cargill Inc.says it is temporarily reducing shifts at an Alberta meat plant to allow the company to "minimize the impact of COVID-19 and continue to follow health department guidelines."…
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