4-9-20 Workers’ Bill of Rights During COVID-19 Crisis

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4-9-20 Shame on Corporations Using COVID-19 Pandemic to Attack Workers

4-2-20 CARES ACT update

H.R. 748, the $2.2 T “CARES Act” was signed March 27, 2020. The document is 880 pages and moved through the House and Senate with bipartisan effort. Below are summaries of the relief provisions for individuals and small businesses of the Senate’s $2.2T trillion coronavirus aid. Some of the conditions in the CARES Act and the Family’s First Act are now being challenged. I will update as new relevant information becomes available.

I. INDIVIDUALS

1. Individual Rebates

a. How much will be provided to individuals?

4-1-20 Trump's NLRB appointees need to go

That’s it. The Trump appointees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) need to be removed for neglect of duty and malfeasance – now.

4-1-20 Census Day

Today is April 1st, Census Day, and an opportunity to complete your census survey! Self-responding to the Census is the easiest way to make sure you are counted amid the COVID-19 situation. Self-response is quick, easy, and can be done online, by phone, or by mail.

3-31-20 The outrageous actions of the NLRB

The so-called National Labor Relations Board, now having become nothing more than an anti-union organization has suspended union elections, election related hearing and unfair labor practice hearings.

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3-23-20 L.A. County Federation of Labor petition

The LA County Federation of Labor is asking union members to voice their support for the following petition:

3-21-20 IATSE update of legislative efforts for relief

No doubt many of you have been experiencing an information overload the past few days regarding the federal legislative response to the COVID-19 crisis. Here is a specific update on the IATSE’s legislative efforts and the current state of play in Washington, DC: https://www.iatse.net/news/iatse-facilitates-80000-letters-congress-campaign-support-displaced-entertainment-workers.

U.S. House passes labor law reform

The most far-reaching pro-union labor law reform in 85 years passed the U.S. House Feb. 6 on a 224-194 vote.

IATSE PRESIDENT CALLS ON CONGRESS TO PASS RELIEF PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES DISPLACED ENTERTAINMENT WORKERS

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