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It’s Time to Strike! This Could Be the Last Stand for American Workers

September 9, 2020 Editor

From today’s New York Times: Labor Day hit with an extra knife-twist of cruel irony this year, in an America that is barely trying to pretend anymore that the plight…

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California lawmakers ask Newsom to act immediately on unemployment claims

August 5, 2020 Editor

From Los Angeles Times: More than half the members of the California Legislature called on Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday to immediately begin paying unemployment benefits to many of the…

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Coronavirus relief talks restart as jobless aid divides GOP and Democrats

August 3, 2020 Editor

From today’s CNBC News Online: Democrats and Trump administration officials will sit down again Monday afternoon to try to hammer out an elusive deal on a fifth coronavirus aid bill.…

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Senate GOP, White House propose cuts to unemployment relief checks

July 28, 2020 Editor

From today’s ABC News Online: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced a new coronavirus relief plan on the Senate floor after Senate Republican leaders and the White House appear to…

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McConnell says stimulus deal may take ‘a few weeks,’ putting millions with expiring jobless aid in limbo

July 24, 2020 Editor

From today’s Washington Post: With days to go before enhanced jobless benefits expire, the White House and Senate Republicans are struggling to design a way to scale back the program…

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Mnuchin says plan for unemployment extension will be based on 70% wage replacement

July 23, 2020 Editor

From today’s CNBC News Online: The Republican coronavirus relief plan will extend enhanced unemployment insurance “based on approximately 70% wage replacement,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday. The Treasury secretary…

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California unemployment falls, but virus surge likely to reverse job gains

July 17, 2020 Editor

From today’s Los Angeles Times: California added 558,200 jobs from mid-May to mid-June and state unemployment fell from 16.4% to 14.9% — but don’t start celebrating yet. The numbers don’t…

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Unemployment and job growth show strong improvement, but coronavirus darkens the outlook

July 2, 2020 Editor

From today’s Los Angeles Times: The U.S. economy added a larger-than-expected 4.8 million jobs in June despite the worsening COVID-19 pandemic, registering solid gains for the second straight month after…

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Why a Rotting Green Bay Boardwalk May Help Solve America’s Jobs Crisis

June 22, 2020 Editor

From today’s New York Times: The governor of Pennsylvania wants to hire unemployed workers to help the state track the spread of the coronavirus in the fall. City Council members…

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What to Make of the Rebound in the U.S. Jobs Report

June 5, 2020 Editor

From today’s New York Times: The job market halted its pandemic-induced collapse in May as employers brought back millions of workers and the unemployment rate unexpectedly declined. Tens of millions…

It’s Time to Strike! This Could Be the Last Stand for American Workers

California lawmakers ask Newsom to act immediately on unemployment claims

Coronavirus relief talks restart as jobless aid divides GOP and Democrats

Senate GOP, White House propose cuts to unemployment relief checks

McConnell says stimulus deal may take ‘a few weeks,’ putting millions with expiring jobless aid in limbo

Mnuchin says plan for unemployment extension will be based on 70% wage replacement

California unemployment falls, but virus surge likely to reverse job gains

Unemployment and job growth show strong improvement, but coronavirus darkens the outlook

Why a Rotting Green Bay Boardwalk May Help Solve America’s Jobs Crisis

What to Make of the Rebound in the U.S. Jobs Report

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