Host this is the headline, joining us on the phone from poland is marc anthony centaur who covers all of this as the bureau chief for the new york times. Thank you for being with us. Explain what this means for poland and also the Trump Administration. This party came to power five years ago, part of a wave across parts of europe, and it ,erved much of that five years in part because of their ideology but probably more so because of the financial policies that were very generous social worker programs. Before the pandemic hit, it looks like the president was coasting to reelection, but then the pandemic hit, and then they had to postpone the election. Hen the mayor of warsaw entered the race, and he deprived surprised everyone by giving it a tight context. Sunday. Last that is the background. The reelection of the party, some of the things theyve done over the past five years that have concerned observers and members of the European Union having to do with changes to the takeover of, t
Fauci, a member of the White House Coronavirus task force. Dr. Fauci took part in a virtual discussion on the pandemic with Georgetown University students. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining todays Virtual Event hosted by the Global Health initiative, the Oneill Institute for national and Global Health law, the Kalmanovitz Initiative for labor and the working poor, and the institute of politics and Public Service at the Mccourt School of public policy, which is known to many of you as gu politics. I am a health law student at georgetown law. I am focusing my studies on access to health care. I am also working with the Oneill Institute on various projects. Recently the collaborative project on covid19 laws and policies. Before joining georgetown, i received my bachelors degree in law from kingstown university in saudi arabia. I am pleased to introduce our guest today, dr. Anthony fauci. Dr. Fauci is one of the u. S. s most visible leaders in Public Health. Dr. Fauci als
In economic history and present day frustrations. Its part of a long running battle between titans of industry and those on factory floors. For the next half hour were going to look at whats happening at these three plants, owned by the big three General Motors, ford and stellantis and what it means for American Workers and the economy. The union at the centre of the dispute the uaw represesnts146,000 auto workers, who could all walk out over time. Currently 13,000 are on strike. This strike is of course just one of many industrial actions that weve seen in the us this year, and further afield. Heres a tiny snapshot ofjust some of them. Injanuary of this year, teachers in lebanon went on strike over working conditions and pay. In february, it was palestinian teachers who walked off thejob. March saw a Public Transit strike in germany. After german unions staged a one day strike calling for better salaries. In april, flights were disrupted in nigeria as workers protested pay and conditi
Means for American Workers and the economy. The union at the centre of the dispute the uaw represesnts146,000 auto workers, who could all walk out over time. Currently, 1,300 are on strike. This strike is, of course, just one of many industrial actions that weve seen in the us this year and further afield. Heres a tiny snapshot ofjust some of them. Injanuary of this year, teachers in lebanon went on strike over working conditions and pay. In february, it was palestinian teachers who walked off thejob. March saw a Public Transit strike in germany. After german unions staged a one day strike calling for better salaries. In april, flights were disrupted in nigeria as workers protested pay and conditions. Some 3,000 teachers and school staff in oakland, california went on strike in may. June saw a highly contentious strike by starbucks workers, over a ban on displaying lgbt decor. July was the members of sag aftra join the writers guild strike which has crippled hollywod, and well beyond a
In washington, d. C. , a panel of scholars talks about the role the Catholic Church played in educating, organizing, and advocating for immigrant laborers from the mid1800s to the 1940s. According to the census bureau, between 1850 in 1930, before an born population in the United States rose from 2. 2 million to 14. 2 million, and many of these immigrants were catholics from europe. The 90 Minute Program is part of a conference. Welcome to our final session. Just tutors myself, my name is maria zynga i am in archivist at the met american cap History Museum and a historian. I and elated to be here with you on this particular panel. This panel is concerned with immigration and labor specifically. This is a next really important topic, as most people who migrate to the United States come here to work. That causes all sorts of thorny issues as we are going to see. Just a couple of announcements before i introduce our speakers. We have a couple of books i want to point out. Go to the worker