President Trump’s administration wants to cap payments at 70 percent of a worker’s pre-pandemic earnings.
Tens of thousands of frontline workers across the country are going on strike Monday to protest systemic racism and police brutality and to demand that corporations and the government take action to address white supremacy, end economic exploitation of Black workers, and allow all workers to unionize.
Proposal comes as unemployment for June drops to 8.5 percent and backlog hovers around 141,000 unemployment claims.
“The vice president believes it’s not the time to just build it back the way things were before ... it’s time to imagine and build a new American economy for the next generation.”
PPP beneficiaries included billionaires, Trump administration officials, members of Congress, political donors, and wealthy financial institutions.
As unemployment soared and economic security reached record lows, eight Wisconsin billionaires benefited greatly.
Move to New York comes shortly after approving millions in cash awards for several executives.
When it comes to unions and collective bargaining, the U.S. is on par with Venezuela.
Fight for $15 and union organizers want the corporation to pledge $61.2 million to cover 10% of workers for additional sick leave for two weeks.
GOP-led Committee to hold 11 a.m. hearing on system failures, say DEMS to blame.
