Begin a larger phase three trial at the end of the month, some 30,000 people take part. Two potential vaccines from u. S. Pharmaceutical Company Pfizer have also been newly fasttracked by the fda. Trials underway as well for a vaccine from Johnson Johnson as well as astrazeneca and novavax. All of those firms working at warp speed to get a vaccine to the American People as quickly as possible. The Dow Jones Industrials reflecting investor approval, climbing 228 points. The s p 500 up 29, the nasdaq rising 62 points. As for the pandemic itself, the number of cases in this country has been rising in 41 states as well as washington d. C. Those cases have fallen or remain flat in nine other states. Overall, the death rate is actually declining as testing and cases continue to increase. Over the past two months, cases have risen 131 across the country while deaths have fallen by 58 . Current data shows that altogether the china virus unleashed by the Chinese Communist party on the unsuspect
This . Gig workers rising is a community of app and platform workers coming together to improve our work and livelihoods. In the last year, we amassed thousands of drivers and gig workers across the state of california to stand united for fair treatment against these Tech Companies. Weve delivered petitions to uber and lyft with over 6,000 signatures, demanding clear and transparent policies and processes for deact vationsdeactdeactivations. We visited our legislators in sacramento, and today we stand before you, the board of supervisors for San Francisco, to share our truth. So drivers supported by gig workers rising are organizing to demand several things. There are some issues that you may hear that drivers are often divided on. Classification could be one of them. So us drivers, whether we agree on that or not, can all agree on several things, and thats where our demands come from. One is a living wage. Regardless of your parttime or fulltime, when youre working, you deserve to ear
Domestic work is now online, and as such, one of the industries, theyre part of the gig economy. Although the gig economy is considered a gateway to innovation, students for california workers, for Domestic Workers, it has meant that workplace protections that they fought for for decades are no longer. Some offer House Cleaning services. Many Handy Workers do not earn a living wage, absorb all expenses. Providing no recourse to challenge unfair employment issues, such as harassment and Health Safety issues, they lax flexibility and autonomy on the platform, and they not only control the wages they earn, but subjects them to unquestionable surveillance systems. Many of the workers are sitting in this room, and i urge you to please support the resolution in favor of ab5. Chairman thank you. Im going to call a few more names. [names called] chairman next speaker. Good people of this honorable chamber, as i was studying at university of california berkeley, i worked for uber and lyft tas i