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New York Times: Microsoft Agrees to Remain Neutral in Union Campaigns

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If Trump Wants Meat Plants Open, He Should Protect His Workers

The United States now has more than a million reported coronavirus cases, by far the most of any country in the world. The health of our nation, physically and economically, depends on the safety of our workers.

07, May, 2020

Let’s Protect and Reward Workers Who Are Keeping America Going

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07, May, 2020

America's 5 Economic Essentials for CARES 2

American's 5 Economic Essentials for CARES 2

1. Keep front line workers safe.

2. Keep workers employed and protect earned pension checks.

3. Keep State and local governments, public schools and the U.S. Postal Service solvent and working.

05, May, 2020

Coronavirus at Work: Safety Inspectors Reviewing Scores of Employee Hospitalizations, Deaths

“For all workers, the toll of COVID-19 infections and deaths is mounting and will increase even more rapidly as workers return to work without necessary safety and health protections,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka wrote in the letter, which listed dozens of members who have died f

01, May, 2020

Unions, advocates say Trump putting meat packing workers at risk

The national union that represents workers in meatpacking and food processing jobs, the United Food and Commercial Workers, says the administration should enact enforceable standards instead of guidance that requires protections like protective equipment, physical distancing, daily testing for wo

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