COVID-19 Daily Labor Update
Representing manufacturing, production, maintenance and sanitation workers in the baking, confectionery, tobacco and grain milling industries.
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A new inspector general report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirms what frontline workers at hospitals have been saying for weeks: Hospitals across America do not have the supplies they need to fight the coronavirus.  Instead of trying to shift blame or continue to jeopardize state preparedness, the Trump administration must make up lost ground—and fast—to get supplies to hospitals.  Meanwhile, big businesses like Amazon have failed to prevent the spread of COVID-19...

08 April, 2020

by the Union Veterans Council  COVID-19 - Experts tell us, social distancing is our strongest life-saving tool when it comes to fighting the novel coronavirus, but for veterans, social distancing isn't as easy as it may be for others. Along with social distancing, many are facing sudden job loss and loss of wages during this pandemic, creating the "perfect storm" for a mental health crisis in our veteran's community. A large number of veterans are at risk of...

04 April, 2020

Frontline workers in food manufacturing, in distribution centers, stocking shelves at grocery stores and delivering food have become a lifeline for millions of working people who are staying home during the COVID-19 crisis. Jobs Report Payrolls dropped by 701,000 in March, according to the Labor Department. The unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent from 3.5 percent. Businesses who receive federal funding from the CARES Act have a legal and moral responsibility to put their payroll before profits....

03 April, 2020