Were offered in healthcare but perhaps, biggest issue of all was automation. When i was at the picket line earlier this week at the port of newark, one of the busiest on the east coast, there were lots of signs. People say automation doesn t feed families. There was a lot of anger and concern that essentially that advanced technology would replace them and theirjobs. And that is what they saw this fight primarily being about. So the question is, will they be any progress between now and january 15? i have reached out to the union but haven t heard back as to kind of whether there has been any movement on this key issue. The strike carried out for two three days, is there any way of knowing how much damage that caused? at this point, some of the damage would be things like perishable items. I was going to talk them next week because he estimated he run out by about monday or tuesday. Luckily, the cause of the strikers lasted two days and people had the chance to anticipated, the damag
Philippe Lemm
The struggles of international musicians shut out of jobless aid during the pandemic have highlighted larger issues with the U.S. immigration system.
When the CARES Act gave freelancers access to unemployment benefits for the first time in U.S. history late last March, New York-based drummer and band leader
Philippe Lemm (frontman for the Philipe Lemm Trio) wasn t certain if he qualified as the holder of an O-1B visa, which is granted to individuals with an extraordinary ability in the arts.
The website for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) wasn’t much help. It said they would be lenient, says Lemm, a citizen of The Netherlands who came to the U.S. on an F-1 student visa in 2011 before being granted his first O-1B visa in 2013. But that’s a very stretchable term.
‘Catastrophic’: For Artists on Visas, Unemployment Claims Come With Severe Risk Billboard 5/11/2021 Philippe Lemm
When the CARES Act gave freelancers access to unemployment benefits for the first time in U.S. history late last March, New York-based drummer and band leader
Philippe Lemm (frontman for the Philipe Lemm Trio) wasn’t certain if he qualified as the holder of an O-1B visa, which is granted to individuals “with an extraordinary ability in the arts.”
The website for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) wasn’t much help. “It said they would be lenient,” says Lemm, a citizen of The Netherlands who came to the U.S. on an F-1 student visa in 2011 before being granted his first O-1B visa in 2013. “But that’s a very stretchable term.”
good. the unemployment rate is still stuck at 9.1%. dan lothian is adding up the numbers. what do they mean for the president and for the american pe people? the economy is having a difficult time finding traction even as the 2012 campaign ramps up. republicans are blaming this on the president s quote failed policies, but this is all showing a sense of urgency for the president and members of congress that they need to do something now. on a beautiful fall day in the nation s capitol, nothing but blue skies and sunshine. but a dark cloud continues to linger over the nation s economy. the reason we re not seeing the hiring we want is because we re not seeing the economic growth we need. the latest numbers bare that out. unemployment remains at 9.1%, what a white house called unacceptably high. while employers added 103,000 jobs, the report was relative weak. it is far from good enough. white house aides say this underscores the need for quick action on the president