COVID-19
COVID-19 Closings Put Almost All Local Hotel Workers Out of Work
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The Twin Cities hospitality industry is reeling from COVID-19 shut-downs.
COVID-19
A Major Medical Staffing Company Just Slashed Benefits for Doctors and Nurses Fighting Coronavirus
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Alteon Health, a staffing company backed by private-equity firm Frazier Healthcare Partners, will cut salaries, time off and retirement benefits for providers, citing lost revenue. Several hospital operators announced similar cuts.
COVID-19
Fatalistic Grocery Workers Demand Hazard Pay, Saying “Infection Is Inevitable”
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Front-line workers at grocery chains across the country say they want something more tangible than congratulations: hazard pay. And they are winning it with spontaneous organizing campaigns forged in the crucible of a national crisis.
Community
Resources for Workers Impacted by COVID-19 Response
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Efforts to halt the spread of COVID-19 are creating immediate economic hardship for many working families.
COVID-19
From Manufacturing to Fast-Food, Employers are Taking Advantage of COVID-19 to Mistreat Workers
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Over email, Simpson-Troy pleaded with their company saying, “I don’t feel safe going into the office” but their boss insisted, saying, “It would be great if you came in.”
Commentary
Grounded Reflections of Turbulent Times
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As the airline industry sits at the precipice of another free fall, we must make the difficult decision to either go to work as usual and be exposed to exponentially greater risk, or take the airline’s proffered unpaid leave of absence, also a great risk.
Community
“Essential” Factory Workers Are Afraid to Go to Work and Can’t Afford to Stay Home
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As some Illinois factories and warehouses stay open making supplies amid the coronavirus outbreak, workers say standing elbow to elbow in production lines and clocking in with fingerprint scanners could make them sick.
Government
A Big Night for Labor
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Last night was a victory for labor. At the DFL Election Party at the Intercontinental Riverside Hotel in St.Paul, people were energetic and thrilled with election results
Uncategorized
Smart Grid Study Predicts More Growth in Energy Sector Jobs
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Clean energy jobs are booming, especially in Minnesota. Employment in Minnesota’s energy sector could increase by 300 percent, according to a recent study conducted by the McKnight Foundation.