Grocery Store Employees Seek Emergency Worker Status
Cashiers, stockers, and other grocery workers are on the front lines of the pandemic, but aren’t getting the help they need to stay healthy…
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Broadway Reaches Agreement to Pay Wages During Coronavirus
The Broadway League has reached an “emergency relief agreement” to pay theater community workers, including actors, musicians and theater staff, for several weeks, plus a week of health insurance.
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Air Canada to lay off more than 5,000 flight attendants – union
‘When conditions permit and service resumes, these employees will be recalled,’ says Air Canada…
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State Workers Seek to Protect Labor Rights as Coronavirus Spreads
As Minnesota waives collective bargaining rights, workers worry the pandemic will be used to weaken unions long-term.
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Student Workers’ Rights to Collectively Bargain Reaffirmed
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) did not violate an employer’s due process rights by refusing to admit evidence designed to thwart a union’s petition to represent student workers, the 7th U.S.
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Tesla told to shut down California factory to help fight the coronavirus
The local Sheriff’s office and county government has said that Tesla must comply with an order for nonessential businesses to temporarily shut down for three weeks to help stop the coronavirus.Elon Musk has said he thinks the panic over the pandemic is "dumb."…
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GM, Ford and Fiat Chrysler will continue US production with new safety measures
The United Auto Workers has agreed with Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to keep their US factories open for now. The union had been asking for a two-week shutdown of the factories if convincing measures weren’t taken to make them safe during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Detroit automakers, UAW agree to curb production to prevent Covid-19 spread | Business Standard News
Read more about Detroit automakers, UAW agree to curb production to prevent Covid-19 spread on Business Standard.The union and the automakers agreed to "rotating partial shutdown of facilities, extensive deep cleaning of facility…
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