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Oct 19 2020
Analysis
With older poll workers sidelined, young Americans step up
The air was freezing, the sun had yet to rise, and Leo Kamin had just arrived at the church for his 6 a.m. shift – which meant he only had 15 hours to go.
Out came the tents and tables, mercifully arranged around heating lamps in the gusty parking lot. Inside, he and a team of poll workers puzzled together dividers, printers, tables, tablets, computers, and their all- important voting
Christian Science MonitorJan 10 2024
News
Phoenix passes prevailing wage ordinance, legal battle likely
PHOENIX — Phoenix became the first city in Arizona to pass a prevailing wage ordinance, setting a new wage standard for workers. The ordinance requires companies working on city-funded projects worth at least $4 million to pay their workers a prevailing wage, meaning they must match what workers in similar positions are making. “It is important for us to pay people a living wage. Inflation isn
ABC 15 ArizonaJan 31 2013
Opinion
How to Make Guest Worker Visas Work
President Obama and a bipartisan group of eight senators have begun to push for immigration reform.
Cato InstituteNov 30 2022
Analysis
'SCAB': Workers Furious at Joe Biden After 'Pro Labor' President Sells Out Railworker Unions
Workers' unions—one of President Biden's most important voting blocs—are furious that he and Democrats in Congress have sold out freight rail workers by forcing unions to accept the Tentative Agreement they rejected in October. In the statement, Biden self-labels as a “proud pro-labor President,” and says he is “reluctant” to have to override the ratification process, but that he believes a
ViceDec 01 2022
News
Senate Votes To Avert Rail Strike—But Denies Railroad Workers’ Request For 7 Paid Sick Days
TOPLINE The Senate approved a new contract between railroad companies and labor unions on Thursday in a last-minute vote, ahead of a December 9 deadline that could trigger a nationwide railroad strike and severely hamstring the economy—but Senators rejected the unions’ demands for paid sick leave.
KEY FACTS The Senate voted 80-15 in favor of an agreement, which was brokered by the Biden
ForbesMay 25 2023
News
Wash Post: Trump workers moved Mar-a-Lago boxes day before DOJ visit - Erin Burnett OutFront - Podcast on CNN Audio
Former White House attorney Ty Cobb joins to discuss Trump employees moving boxes of documents the day before the FBI showed, pointing to potential evidence of obstruction. Plus, Putin denies a Russian ship was attacked but is caught in the lie after new video shows a Ukrainian drone slamming into the ship. Also, vaccine skeptic Robert Kennedy Jr. is polling at 20% in the new CNN poll. So, who
CNN (Online News)Jan 10 2024
News
UAW Starts Unionizing Largest U.S. Mercedes Plant In Campaign Targeting Non-Union Auto Manufacturers
The United Auto Workers announced they had collected signatures from over 30% of workers at a Tuscaloosa, Alabama Mercedes-Benz plant—one of the largest non-unionized auto plants in the U.S.—meeting the minimum threshold of support the National Labor Relations Board requires to hold a union election. Over 1,500 workers at the Tuscaloosa plant, the German auto manufacturer’s primary facility in
ForbesJan 26 2024
News
Iowa bill that allows doctors to deny patient care due to personal religious or moral reasons makes it to committee
Iowa bill allowing doctors to deny patient care due to personal religious or moral reasons makes it to committee One Iowa bill up for discussion would allow health care workers to deny care to patients for religious or moral reasons.It would give health care professionals the right to morally disagree with treatment. They could also deny any surgery, medication, or service. The Senate
ABC 7 KETVSep 25 2020
News
Facebook Is Failing in Global Disinformation Fight, Says Former Worker
While Facebook has heralded improvements to its fight against disinformation in the United States, it has been slow to deal with fake accounts that have affected elections around the world, according to a post published by a former employee.
The employee, who worked on a Facebook team dedicated to rooting out so-called inauthentic activity on the service, said executives ignored or were
New York Times (News)