Workers Virus Rights for Big Companies

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https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CN03292020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsPearl River     The stimulus bill overs some expanded rights for workers at companies with under 500 workers.  What do you do if your employer has over 500 workers and is refusing to do the right things to protect workers, including those exposed to the coronavirus? Employees caught …

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Some Changes the Coronavirus Should Bring

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https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CN03272020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsPearl River     In the Age of Trump and the Time of the Coronavirus, there seems to be constant speculation about what changes in our society, habits, and government might be permanent given our collective experience.  Much of this is hyperbole.  One pundit argued that he went “to …

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App Delivery as Part of the “Care” Industry

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https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CN02292020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans        I’m scratching my head trying to figure out what kind of sand platform applications around food delivery are built on.  The workers are hardly paid, precarious and unhappy.  The restaurants are complaining and organizing for protection in some cities, and trying to figure out …

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