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Sunday, February 6, 2022

Week in Review: Workers, Once Again, About to Get the Shaft

 


 
 
The Week in Review



A waitress serves guests as people dine outdoors in Pasadena, California on December 2, 2020.
Restaurant Owners Got 30 Times More Federal Covid Aid Than Workers: Report
"If the subminimum wage for tipped workers persists, the restaurant industry is unlikely to recover from its growing labor crisis, regardless of how much money the federal government hands out to business owners."
by Kenny Stancil



Postmaster General Louis DeJoy appears at a hearing
'DeJoy Has to Go Right Now': Fury Over Postal Service Failure to Electrify Truck Fleet
Rep. Gerry Connolly warned that DeJoy is aiming to "spend billions on gas-powered vehicles despite clear goals set by President Biden and Congress to electrify the federal fleet."
by Jake Johnson



A woman works at a distrubiton station at the 855,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, on February 5, 2019.
Paid Leave for All: Worker Advocates Demand Expanded Protections
"The call for paid leave has never been clearer or louder from all corners of our country," said a pair of Senate Democrats marking the 29th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
by Andrea Germanos



State Department spokesperson Ned Price speaks during a press conference
'I Remember WMDs in Iraq': Reporter Calls Out US Official on Russian Intel Claims
"You just come out and say this and expect us just to believe it without you showing a shred of evidence that it's actually true," said Associated Press reporter Matt Lee.
by Jake Johnson
Opinion



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The Federal Reserve Is About to Give US Workers the Shaft
The last thing average working people need is for the Fed to raise interest rates and slow the economy further. The problem most people face isn't inflation. It's a lack of good jobs.
by Robert Reich



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Senators Have Re-Introduced the Highly Unpopular EARN IT Bill That Would Scan All Online Messages
Let's be clear: the new EARN IT Act would pave the way for a massive new surveillance system, run by private companies, that would roll back some of the most important privacy and security features in technology used by people around the globe.
by Joe Mullin
This Is Our Crucial End-of-Year Campaign.
We’ve never been so terrified for our democracy and planet. Independent, nonprofit journalism has never been more needed.
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