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Workers Walk Off Jobs, Demand Safer Working Conditions

4:18pm May 01, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Workers at Amazon, Target and other companies walked off the job on Friday to demand safer working conditions and transparency about how many front-line workers have gotten sick during the pandemic.

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Last month, day laborers and their supporters participated in a similar "Caravan for Essential and Excluded Workers'' calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to ensure that COVID-19 related emergency financial aid from the federal CARES Act reached day la

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Undocumented Workers Demand Better, Safer Working Conditions During Pandemic

4:00pm May 01, 2020

by Marisa Peñaloza

Caravan protests around the nation are pushing officials to provide safer working environments. Many undocumented workers don't have access to protective equipment, paid sick time or health care.

Guillermo Frestan, 51, with his wife, Ana Maria Castro Ortez, and daughters Melanie, Jazmin and Fabiana.

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A Family Mourns The Husband And Father Who Died Alone, 3,000 Miles Away

3:34pm May 01, 2020

by Gwynne Hogan

Guillermo Frestan had hoped to bring his wife and children from Nicaragua to live with him in the Bronx this year. He is one of more than 1,400 New Yorkers who have died at home during the pandemic.

The Amusement Park Drive-In is located on the outskirts of Billings, Montana, the state's largest city.

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Montana Allows A Drive-In Theater To Stay Open, After Governor's Office Makes Call

3:33pm May 01, 2020

by Austin Horn

After state and local officials in Montana sent mixed messages on whether a drive-in movie theater could open, the issue rose all the way to the top.

A normally busy intersection in Orlando is nearly deserted on April 6. Restaurants and retail stores in most of Florida will be allowed to open at limited capacity on Monday.

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Florida Chamber Of Commerce President: Businesses Will Promote Safety In Reopening

2:34pm May 01, 2020

by James Doubek

Mark Wilson of the Florida Chamber of Commerce says businesses will emphasize their health practices to attract customers when reopening. Restaurants and retailers will open at 25% capacity Monday.

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Federal Judge Orders ICE To Release Detainees At 3 Florida Facilities

2:24pm May 01, 2020

by Greg Allen

The judge ruled that crowded conditions exposing detainees to COVID-19 violate their constitutional rights. She ordered ICE to reduce populations at the centers to 75% of capacity within two weeks.

Demonstrators take part in a rally organized Thursday by Michigan United for Liberty on the steps of the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, demanding the reopening of businesses.

Protesters Swarm Michigan Capitol Amid Showdown Over Governor's Emergency Powers

1:41pm May 01, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

As hundreds of demonstrators, some armed, amassed Thursday, Republican lawmakers declined to extend a state of emergency, instead voting to sue Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her response to COVID-19.

Gillson Trucking co-owner Harsimran Singh (right), seen with his partner Bikramjit Singh, says his trucks that haul produce are mostly idle because restaurants have shut down.

Trying To Get Back To Business When Business Has Ground To A Halt

10:06am May 01, 2020

by Jim Zarroli

As some states move to reopen their economies, business owners remain uncertain what conditions will be like a few months from now and when customers will be willing to spend again.

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Florida Prepares For Phased-In Reopening To Begin Monday

8:10am May 01, 2020

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Florida Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Mark Wilson about whether this is the right time to reopen the Sunshine State's economy.

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Governors Face Criticism For Reopening Or Not Reopening States

8:10am May 01, 2020

When will states reopen? We talk to reporters in Texas, which will start reopening Friday, California, which has a four-phase reopening plan, and Arizona, which extended its stay-at-home order.

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