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Nebraska lawmakers vote down protection bill for meatpacking plant workers

Tue, 2021-05-18 19:12 — mike kraft

Nebraska rejects mandated virus protections for meat workers

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers rejected state-mandated coronavirus protections for meatpacking workers on Tuesday, with opponents arguing that slaughterhouses have already taken precautions and that the pandemic is nearly over.

Lawmakers voted, 25-18, to sideline the measure for the rest of the year, even though supporters said it was necessary to ensure that all plants are keeping their employees safe.

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Covid vaccine poll: More than 60 percent of US Latinos worry about missing work to get vaccine

Sun, 2021-05-16 16:03 — mike kraft

More than 60 percent of US Latinos worry about missing work to get More than 60 percent of Latino Americans worry about missing work to get vaccinated for COVID-19, according to a poll from Kaiser Family Foundation Jordan Williams TheHill

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Administration plans to provide $7.4 Billion to hire more public health workers, strengthen agencies

Thu, 2021-05-13 21:37 — mike kraft

Biden announces $7.4 billion to hire more public health workers amid pandemic After decades of chronic underfunding, U.S. public health departments last year showed how ill-equipped they are to carry out basic functions, let alone serve as the last line of defense against a pandemic. William Wan Washington Post

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Republican governors, Biden dispute whether Covid-related unemployment benefits undermine job seeking

Tue, 2021-05-11 11:14 — mike kraft

Growing number of GOP-led states move to end Covid unemployment benefits President Joe Biden urged businesses to boost pay for workers to spur labor growth in a speech Monday, saying, "Americans want to work." NBC News

A growing number of Republican-led states are moving to end the extra $300 a week in Covid-19 pandemic-related unemployment benefits, arguing that the relief is discouraging U.S. workers from rejoining the labor force.

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Mask guidlines for workplaces and offices still to be clarified

Thu, 2021-05-06 20:45 — mike kraft

Millions head back to work amid employer confusion over masks, vaccines Although the CDC said that vaccinated Americans only need to wear a mask when gathering in indoor public places, it’s unclear how that applies to private workplaces like factories and offices. Rebecca Rainey POLITICO

Millions of people are flooding back to work as the coronavirus ebbs, but businesses say the federal government's failure to answer pressing questions over masks and vaccinations are complicating their reopening efforts.

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For worker, OSHA sends draft emergency temporary standard for COVID-19 to OMB review

Tue, 2021-04-27 10:32 — mike kraft

OSHA sends draft emergency temporary standard for COVID-19 to OMB The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced on Monday it has sent a draft emergency temporary standard (ETS) on the coronavirus pandemic to the Office of Management and Budget, Alex Gangitano TheHill

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Biden proposes government financial help to encourage employers to give workers time off to get vaccinated

Wed, 2021-04-21 18:10 — mike kraft

Biden presses employers to provide paid time off for vaccine shots, recovery Sean Sullivan, Isaac Stanley-Becker Washington Post

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Companies, unions offer COVID-19 vaccines to

Mon, 2021-04-19 20:28 — mike kraft

A jab on the job: Companies, unions offer COVID-19 vaccines Marie Watson wanted to be among the first in line when she and other essential workers became eligible for the coronavirus vaccine — and with good reason. The maintenance parts buyer for a... AP NEWS

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Biden Administration's Infrastructure Plan includes efforts to improve minority neighborhoods and wages for home health aides.

Fri, 2021-04-02 22:17 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — America’s most celebrated infrastructure initiative, the interstate highway system, rammed an elevated freeway through the center of Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans in the late 1960s.

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POLL: About 40 % of Americans report financial loss because of the pandemic

Tue, 2021-03-09 10:42 — mike kraft

AP-NORC poll: Many in US still face COVID-19 financial loss CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Roughly 4 in 10 Americans say they’re still feeling the financial impact of the loss of a job or income within their household as the economic recovery remains uneven one... AP NEWS

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Roughly 4 in 10 Americans say they’re still feeling the financial impact of the loss of a job or income within their household as the economic recovery remains uneven one year into the coronavirus pandemic.

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