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As the challenges of the response to COVID-19 compounds, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed Emergency Executive Order 20-07, effectively suspending some collective bargaining rights for state employees.
Public health experts agree that Americans need to stay home as much as possible, but the Trump administration has not yet issued clear guidance to federal workers.
While the following list of resources may not be conclusive, it is indeed a start. As the situation evolves, we will attempt to update accordingly. In general, we sincerely hope that our leaders expand the state’s social safety net to protect the most vulnerable in our society.
As coronavirus spreads, sowing panic and economic dislocation, unions across the country are using the crisis as an opportunity to call for priorities that were dismissed as left-wing fantasies not long ago—and now seem like common sense.
According to a Gallup poll from 2019, 25% of people in the United States say they or a family member “put off treatment for a serious medical condition in the past year because of the cost.”
As the concern over Covid-19 seeps into every part of our lives, various forms of work are also impacted. From frontline healthcare workers, theater stagehands, or hourly workers, life is changing drastically. At Workday, we appreciate that whether or not you are infected, your life is changing quickly. We want to hear your stories. Please email us here.
The first two characteristics of a potential COVID-19 slowdown—that it could come fast and come straight for low-wage workers first—suggest one potential response: rapid direct payments to individuals.