#Workers

John N.Friedman

John_N_Friedman

Fantastic job as always by @emilymbadger and @aliciap at @nytimes @NYTupshot writing about my new paper with Raj Chetty, @nhendren82 , and @michaelstepner about the COVID-19 crisis (1/N)https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/upshot/coronavirus-

Judd Legum

JuddLegum

1. Among Houston-area @Kroger workers, there have been 347 COVID cases — and 2 deaths — since December 28Despite record profits, Kroger canceled its $2/hour hazard pay in MayIt's much

Eliza Forsythe

ElizaForsythe

In June, employment rose by 4.8 million and the unemployment rate fell to 11%. Where did those hires come from? I construct matched data from the CPS to investigate. 1/10

ParamedicTim

TimRobinson21

Why are Paramedics upset that Firefighters are getting the Covid-19 vaccine ahead of others? Here’s a look into some of the reasons 1/8 Paramedics have been assisting with mass Covid

Stephen Reicher

ReicherStephen

Latest REACT figures show that levels of activity and hence levels of infection rose AFTER, and not DURING Christmas.They suggest that the problem lies less with people socialising than working,

Kris Kibwana Kivutha 😷🧼

Ngumbau

Day 0: The hardest thing was to get permission to farm in Mwanyani. Heavily redacted but after maybe 3 attempts I played my biggest trump card. My grandma. There was

Athena 🦉

athenaforall

No BigTech at DOJhttps://twitter.com/clairekelloway/status/1350527469422571530 Amazon's Whole Foods just cut breaks for workers. (yes, during a pandemic.)https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3gqgx/whole-foods-is-cutting-thousands-of-workers

Alliance for Healthier Communities

AllianceON

1/ Today's Ontario gov't declaration of a province-wide state of emergency & stay at home orders underlines the severity + danger of current growth in #COVID19 cases. While necessary, these

Alix Gould-Werth

alixgouldwerth

HELLO. Research released earlier this year sheds new light on why it’s so important to extend the duration of unemployment benefit receipt in all recessions, but especially this one. Let

Simon Hunter

SimonHunter28

The bull case on the consumerization of healthcare in the US seems to assume that healthcare $ shift from the insurers to the consumer, via an HDHP + HSA. But

Rose Kalemba

RoseKalemba

Reminder that PornHub not only ignored me pleading with them for over 200 days straight to remove videos of my rape at age 14 until I impersonated a lawyer, but

Ari Jerrems

AriJerrems

THREAD: With the latest revelations from @conorduffynews and interest from @NTEUNational in the experiences of casualised workers, it is worth pointing out some of the places where they have already

Rob Gillezeau

robgillezeau

I finally got a chance to review the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit, the federal national paid sick leave program, and it's sadly disappointing. That being said, it's not necessarily Ottawa's

andrea grimes 🦂

andreagrimes

I don’t know who needs to hear this but, DON’T FUCKING GO TO RESTAURANTS AND PUBLISH RESTAURANT REVIEWS WHILE PEOPLE ARE DYING IN A FUCKING PANDEMIChttps://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/brunch-restaurant-review-zaguan-latin-bakery-

Sara Mojtehedzadeh

SaraMojtehedz

NEW: the City of Toronto has started publicly reporting workplace outbreak data, including naming workplaces with significant workplaces. A thread on why that matters, after months of reporting on it:https://www.thestar.com/business/2021/01

Jen Schneider

JenDSchneider

I keep thinking about why Gov. Little hasn’t issued a mask mandate. He’s a smart guy, has good advisors. I assume he’s a moral person, too. So I’ve just assumed

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