Not to change the topic here:
Firefighters union leader demands apology following board member
A union leader in Fairfield is asking for an apology after they say a Board of Finance member made insensitive remarks during a recent meeting.
According to Fairfield Firefighters Association President Bill Tuttle, his workers aren't looking for any congratulations for serving on the front lines, but they don't deserve to be belittled or told they're being greedy.
So when Board of Finance member Jim Walsh questioned the amount of overtime pay firefighters and police officers were receiving, Tuttle believes they weren't just innocent questions. He says they were snide, politically driven remarks made with no basis in reality.
Dems’ Hazard Pay Proposals Are a Recipe for a Lot Fewer Essential Workers – Reason.com
This week, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D–N.J.) introduced the Essential Pay for Essential Workers Act , which would guarantee essential workers an extra $15 an hour on top of whatever they are currently earning.
Her bill, which has picked up three co-sponsors so far, would guarantee this wage premium to workers in a string of industries, including health care, agriculture, energy, transportation, and law enforcement.
The text of the bill has yet to be released. Coleman said on Twitter that employers would be required to pay the extra $15 an hour up front, for which they would receive a 100 percent tax credit.
Amazon worker-activists form international organization to demand change in warehouses –
In light of the global health crisis, Amazon made some positive changes — changes that workers want to ensure stay long beyond the pandemic. Those changes include an increase of $2 per hour and an extra five minutes’ worth of break time. The company also got rid of productivity feedback, which incentivizes workers to do more, faster.
“They’re talking about taking that away,” Christian Zamarrón, an Amazon warehouse worker in Chicago, told TechCrunch. “I don’t think they should take it away. These are things we need not just during a pandemic but all the time.”
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Metro Government proposing hazard bonus for city's front line heroes | Davidson County | wsmv.com
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - Nashville Mayor John Cooper is proposing a hazard bonus payment proposal for the city's front line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The global pandemic created by the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has posed a serious threat to the safety and security of all citizens including those in Nashville and Davidson County. Because of the services provided by the Metropolitan Government necessary for the health and safety of our community, certain employees job duties require essential, front-line, direct-service roles in preparing, preventing, or responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Amazon fires warehouse worker who staged walkout | WGME
FDNY inspectors paid less than building inspectors due to race: suit
N.C. General Assembly passes COVID-19 relief bills | News | independenttribune.com
State Senate leader Phil Berger (foreground) and Sen. Harry Brown, R-Onslow. (Carolina Journal file photo)
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Initially, the House wanted to spend $1.7 billion; the Senate wanted $1.3 billion. The final total came to about $1.6 billion, which will be appropriated from the $3.5 billion the federal government available to North Carolina through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
The Senate is awaiting federal changes to guidance about how North Carolina can spend roughly $470 million provided under the CARES Act. About $300 million is set to go to the N.C. Department of Transportation, $150 million would go to local governments, and $20 million would offset lost receipts in other state agencies — payments like admission fees, memberships, and hunting licenses.
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