The Winter Mitch McConnell Created
Will we have Covid-19 relief or jobless agony?
Baltimore City Council overrides mayor’s vetoes on job protections for hospitality workers affected by coronavirus pandemic
Due to the broad support of hospitality workers and Unite Here 7, yesterday the City Council voted to override the Mayor’s veto of the two bills that protect workers. Thanks to everyone for letter writing/sign-on’s/phone calls, etc. You made a difference.
Baltimore Catholic social ministry leaders call on mayor to sign “right to recall” bills
More than 15,000 Baltimore workers employed in area hotels, casinos, restaurants and sports arenas have been laid off, through no fault of their own, due to the pandemic. After huddling with furloughed workers and union representatives on October 6, representatives from 9 Baltimore City parishes called on Mayor Bernard Young to sign legislation guaranteeing their “right to recall” when these businesses reopen.
The coronavirus is shaping the conversation about the need for paid family leave
The coronavirus pandemic is shaping the conversation about the need for paid family leave. And it’s also giving states like Virginia new momentum to focus on existing paid family leave campaigns.
Why we still need the $600 unemployment benefit
One of the most crucial provisions of the last coronavirus relief act was to provide an extra $600 weekly increase in unemployment benefits to the tens of millions of Americans who are currently out of work. Now the White House and many Republican policymakers want to...