On Tuesday, March 31, Hennepin County notified a total of 311 workers that they would no longer be allowed to work from home beginning Sunday, April 5.
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.
Commentary
In the midst of a pandemic, Trump’s NLRB makes it nearly impossible for workers to organize a union
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Today, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a rule making it harder for workers to win and keep a union.
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.”
Community
With N-95 Collection Drive, Nurses gear up for Challenge Ahead
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MNA plans to continue its collection drive each day through Sunday, from noon to 2 p.m., at 345 Randolph Ave.
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
MN Attorney General Vows to Investigate Pandemic Price-Gouging
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says his office has received complaints of one store selling a 36-roll pack of toilet paper for nearly $80
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.
COVID-19
A Medical Worker Describes Terrifying Lung Failure From COVID-19 — Even in His Young Patients
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“It first struck me how different it was when I saw my first coronavirus patient go bad. I was like, Holy shit, this is not the flu. Watching this relatively young guy, gasping for air, pink frothy secretions coming out of his tube.”