One of the reasons why I’ve not posted is because of not much in the way of labor news and I’ve been busy planting the Veg. garden.

Some Labor News, mostly about what workers are going trough dealing with the virus.

Lawrence – Our country is now facing its worst crisis in modern history. We are in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic that could lead to the death of hundreds of thousands of Americans and infect millions of others, and we are entering an economic downturn that could be worse than the Great Depression of the 1930s. Last week, 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment. This week that number doubled to 6.6 million claims — ten times higher than any other week on record. It is certain that well over 10 million people have lost their jobs — more than … Continue reading →

A couple of links worth looking at.