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Labor News & Commentary July 12, 2024 union leaders split over support for Biden & more
https://onlabor.org/july-12-2024/
By Holt McKeithan
Holt McKeithan is a student at Harvard Law School.
In todays News and Commentary, OSHA reaches a settlement with Dollar General over unsafe work conditions, union leaders split over support for Biden, and a report shows the number of Americans making low wages has sharply decreased.
In September, Bloomberg reported a slew of hazardous working conditions at Dollar General stores around the country, including intentionally blocked fire-exits, electrical hazards, and workers stabbed and threatened by customers. Yesterday, OSHA reached a settlement with Dollar General agreeing to significantly reduce store inventory to avert hazards, pay $12 million, create new safety protocols, and potentially pay $100,000 a day if future hazards arent fixed. Julie Siu, acting Labor Secretary, said the settlement should end this practice of constantly finding violations, fining them, and then seeing the violations repeat.
Yesterday, the presidents of the UAW and Association of Flight Attendants met privately with President Bidens staff to discuss his campaign. Shawn Fain and Sara Nelson suggested that Americans doubts about Bidens reputation are damaging his ability to do his job. But other leaders have continued to back Biden. As Divya wrote yesterday, the AFL-CIO, Teamsters, and International Brotherhood of Electrial Workers have also continued to back the president.
An Oxfam report shows that the percentage of Americans earning less than $15 an hour has sharply decreased over the last two years. In 2022, 31.9% of Americans earned less than that wage. That percentage is down to 13% in 2024. Even after adjusting for inflation, 23% of Americans are making what Oxfam defines as low wages.
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Labor News & Commentary July 12, 2024 union leaders split over support for Biden & more (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Jul 2024
OP
I guess paying off porn stars after your wife gives birth has creds with some people.
Bluethroughu
Jul 2024
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marybourg
(13,247 posts)1. "doubts about Biden's reputation"?
Can someone explain this?
Bluethroughu
(6,307 posts)2. I guess paying off porn stars after your wife gives birth has creds with some people.