SPRINGFIELD â Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday that Illinois will enter the âbridgeâ phase to full reopening on Friday, May 14. And barring any reversal of current trends, Phase 5, or full reopening, will begin June 11.
He also announced that residents can now obtain COVID-19 vaccines from their physiciansâ offices, rather than just designated vaccine sites, as public health officials continue to confront hesitancy within many communities to accept the vaccines.
Thursdayâs announcement came as the state reached a new benchmark of having 55% of adults age 16 and over, and 80% of people age 65 and over, having received at least one dose of vaccine, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Meanwhile, the daily number of new cases, hospitalization rates and intensive care unit usage have all been falling or leveling off.
(AP) University of Hawaiʻi graduate assistants are suing for the right unionize and bargain for better pay and working conditions. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports three graduate students and Academic Labor United filed the lawsuit Saturday against the Board of Regents, the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board and the state. Graduate assistants perform research, teach classes, hold office hours and grade student work while earning their own advanced degrees. The Labor Board is declining to comment. The university says it can’t comment directly on pending litigation. But a spokesman says the school has worked to address issues raised by graduate assistants and will continue to do so.
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Prosecutors Broaden Labor Retaliation Suit Against Google
Law360 (May 6, 2021, 3:33 PM EDT) National Labor Relations Board prosecutors are set to expand a retaliation case against Google after the agency s acting general counsel said the company may have illegally fired three more workers, reversing an earlier ruling that their firings were on the level.
Acting General Counsel Peter Sung Ohr said Wednesday that Google arguably violated the National Labor Relations Act by firing workers Rebecca Rivers, Paul Duke and Sophie Waldman. Their names should be added to a pending suit claiming the company fired two other workplace activists if Google does not settle the new claims, Ohr said.
Undergraduate student workers at Kenyon College are continuing a strike this week and putting more pressure on administrators to voluntarily recognize their union.
EnergyExxon refinery dispute centers on seniority, pay, demand for vote
Erwin Seba
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United Steelworkers (USW) union members picket outside Exxon Mobil s oil refinery amid a contract dispute in Beaumont, Texas, U.S., May 1, 2021. Exxon locked out the plant s about 650 union-represented employees citing fears of a strike. Picture taken May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Erwin Seba/
Disputes over seniority rights and pay for union workers at Exxon Mobil Corpâs (XOM.N) Beaumont, Texas, refinery led to Saturdayâs first lockout at the 118-year-old plant, according to people familiar with the matter.
Workers represented by the United Steelworkers union (USW) walked picket lines for a third day outside the gates of the refinery and its lube oil plant. No talks took place and no proposals were swapped on Monday between two sides, the people said.