Medical screenings, and social distancing. Meat Packing Companies have also increased pay for workers during the crisis. Tyson announced two 500 bonuses in may and july. Jbs has raised hourly pay and is giving a 600 bonus to workers who had no more than two unexcused absences between april 20th and may 15th. But mark pe prrks rone, president of the Ufcw International union which represents many workers, is skeptical. They want people to come to work so theyre paying them more money. The problem with that is it puts them back inside the plant. Reporter jbs workers who stay home because they fear contracting the virus wont lose their jobs, the company says, ich perrone says leaves many d, workers with the option to work because they need their paychecks. Just because youre an essential worker doesnt mean youre expendable. And i think that people have started to think about these workers, especially in these packing houses, as being expendable. Reporter but George Washington University Ex
Why they think its okay to fly. And pen pals. Students are reaching out and providing comfort to isolated seniors the oldfashioned way. Something to be said about the oldfashioned way. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. He wants to play all sides of the equation. I was surprised by his answer, actually, because, to me, its not an acceptable answer. President trump at odds with the nations top Infectious Disease expert over when to safely reopen schools. The president views this as a political problem. He doesnt view this as a Public Health problem that hes got to solve. Another nearly 3 Million People filed for Unemployment Benefits last week alone. The National Bureau of Economic Research predicting that 42 of the layoffs now could be permanent. According to nsa documents released by two, obama officials requested flynns identity be released. The fbi has served a search warrant on North Carolina senator richard burr. Theyre investigating his stock trades. Al
Journalthe washington pos morning that is in the the wall street journal this morning. The Supreme Court is working on things. If you have a public aussie issue youd like to discuss this morning, here are the numbers. Front page of the Orange County register. First call this morning comes from julia, a democrat in greensboro, north carolina. Good morning, julius. What is a Public Policy that is on your mind . I want to let the people know that the aca is working and karl rove, i dont know why he wants to come up. And say that he couldnt get 7 million people, but he did. Want to thank all the democrats and let people know that the aca is working. Billy, miami, independent. Good morning. Caller i have an issue around gay people. I my partner and i have been together until his death in 1999. We ran a business together, we own a home, we have a mortgage is like everybody else. Saying that iis was not entitled to benefits because we were not married. I ofnk is a complete rip off this countr
After a busy week in which Clayton Kershaw returned and Shohei Ohtani met with reporters at Camelback Ranch, a look at some others Dodgers stories, including Walker Buehler becoming a dad.