AFL-CIO leaders push for bigger voice, more protections in coronavirus
Union leaders want expanded workers’ compensation eligibility, more personal protection equipment and a larger presence on the governor’s reopening advisory group.
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Detroit Divided Over What It’ll Take to Make Cars Again
The safety measures that Ford Motor Co. has spent weeks preparing to resume North American production fell short of assuaging the United Auto Workers union, which could stand in the way of much of the industry’s plans to reopen.
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Hundreds of poultry workers fall ill to coronavirus as consumer demand spikes – CBS News
From coast to coast, about two dozen meat packing plants have had to close sometime in the past two months because workers became sick.
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Coronavirus: Ryanair expects up to 3,000 jobs to be lost
Ryanair has said it expects up to 3,000 jobs to be lost as part of a restructuring of the airline.
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Could a Pandemic Spur the Resurgence of Labor Unions?
As the coronavirus threatens workers’ lives and livelihoods, unions are proving their worth.
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FBI Focuses In On General Motors UAW Dealings
Federal investigators have begun interviewing General Motors employees as part of its ongoing corruption investigation into the United Auto Workers union.
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Lawmakers, union leaders call for increased safety measures in meat plants
Lawmakers and union leaders are calling for increased safety measures in meat plants after President Trump announced an executive order to reopen meat processing plants that have been affected by coronavirus outbreaks. …
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Ford, General Motors recalling employees as Michigan automakers prep for reopening
Both Ford and General Motors indicated over the last week they would begin prepping their plants to reopen as the state contemplates how to jumpstart the faltering economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Trump using coronavirus stimulus to ‘enrich corporate executives’ while showing ‘complete disregard’ for workers: top unions – Raw Story
Leaders of some of the largest labor unions in the United States are warning that the Trump administration is brushing aside the interests of workers in its distribution of trillions of dollars in coronavirus bailout funds and instead using the taxpayer money to further enrich wealthy corporate…
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Meatpacking workers wonder whether job is a ‘death sentence’ amid outbreaks
Food industry news, voices and jobs. Optimized for your mobile phone.
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