DC lobbyists with connections to Donald Trump have received billions in federal virus relief aid
News Source WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty lobbyists with ties to President Donald Trump helped clients secure more than $10 billion in federal...
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COVID-19 could spur a renewal of workers’ rights activism
News Source Amazon.com Inc. fired Emily Cunningham a little before the end of Good Friday, though the human resources rep put it a little...
Michigan has issued more than one million absentee ballots for the upcoming primary election
News Source Amid ongoing uncertainties about coronavirus and with the Aug. 4 primary approaching, Michigan is seeing a surge in new voter...
Governor Whitmer directed bars to cease indoor service as part of the state’s efforts to curb ano
News Source LANSING – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday ordered bars in south and central Michigan to halt indoor service, saying the...
Trump’s Occupational and Safety Health Administration failed to respond
News Source COVID-19 cases were climbing at Michigan’s McLaren Flint hospital. So Roger Liddell, 64, who procured supplies for the...
Whitmer extends eviction ban, offers $50 million in aid
News Source Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday extended the state's ban on evictions until July 15 and announced a program to give $50...
Trump’s Treasury Department sent stimulus payments to almost 1.1 million dead people
News Source The federal government sent coronavirus stimulus payments to almost 1.1 million dead people totaling nearly $1.4 billion,...
The pandemic has made it abundantly clear that unionized workers are in a far better position
News Source The COVID-19 pandemic has sent our world into a public health and economic tailspin. As of May, the national unemployment...
Michigan postal workers to rally Tuesday as part of campaign to #SaveThePostOffice
News Source In an effort to show that the U.S. Postal Service is as essential to people as it ever was, the American Postal Workers Union...
OSHA has failed to issue mandatory rules to protect workers from the coronavirus
News Source Worker protections are critical during the pandemic — yet the Trump administration has issued only voluntary guidance instead...
Over 2 Million Michigan Workers Provided $11 Billion in Unemployment Benefits
News Source The Unemployment Insurance Agency today provided an update on unemployment claims related to COVID-19 in Michigan. Since...
Gov. Whitmer signed an order ensuring compensation eligibility for COVID-19 frontline workers
News Source LANSING, Mich.– Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-125 on Wednesday, which clarifies Workers’...
Unions tap into burst of worker angst over coronavirus
News Source CHICAGO — Amazon warehouse workers in New York walked off the job to demand protection against Covid-19. A county judge in...
Registered Michigan voters can now request absentee ballots online
News Source Michigan has launched an online platform to allow registered voters another means of digitally requesting an absentee ballot....
Treasury chief refusing to disclose recipients of virus aid
News Source WASHINGTON (AP) — Building ramparts of secrecy around a $600 billion-plus coronavirus aid program for small businesses,...
Unions warn small business rescue changes will weaken paycheck protection
News Source Labor groups are warning that newly enacted changes to a popular small business lending program will make the $670 billion...
Thousands Of Workers Say Their Jobs Are Unsafe As Economy Reopens
News Source The past few months have weighed heavily on Edgar Fields. He has been meeting with workers at chicken processing plants...
The AFL-CIO adopted a series of recommendations to combat racism and police violence
News Source Today, the General Board of the AFL-CIO adopted a comprehensive set of recommendations to take concrete action to address...
Michigan Democrats are seeking more worker protections as coronavirus restrictions on businesses
News Source As more Michigan businesses begin the reopening process, legislative Democrats and labor groups are calling for additional...
AFSCME president on Floyd killing: No union contract is a shield for police brutality
News Source As an African American man who lived through the 1960s and now has two sons and three very young grandsons, the specter of...
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