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One group of Nets workers is being left out in the cold

When Nets owner Joe Tsai pledged to continue paying the Barclays Center workers who make game day experiences possible through the end of May, it was a relief to many. One group has been left out in the cold, however, and is now speaking up for itself.




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Owen Bieber, who led United Auto Workers through recession and downsizing, dies at 90

Owen Bieber, who shepherded the UAW through a recession, the Reagan era, industry downsizing and rapidly expanding global competition, dies at 90.




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I'm WFH. All of my coworkers are plants. Things are starting to get weird

Working from home with a bunch of plants is strange. Here's how my days go.




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Are you a healthcare worker? Crocs will give you a free pair of shoes

The Colorado company joins a growing list of fashion brands offering to supply the medical community battling the coronavirus pandemic.




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Mitch McConnell is dead set on making workers the canary in the coronavirus coal mine

As states start lifting stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus outbreak, workers will play a key role in determining if the economy bounces back.




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Editorial: Food and grocery workers are essential. They should have 'essential' pay and protection too

Despite their "essential" status during the coronavirus lockdown, frontline retail and delivery workers are among the least paid and least protected.




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Furloughed workers, Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman' is talking to you

'Attention must be paid': A nation of Willy Lomans can find truth in the "Death of a Salesman" character play by Dustin Hoffman and Brian Dennehy.




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Brigade delivers protective equipment for health and social care workers

Firefighters are helping in the fight against Covid-19 by delivering over two million pieces of vital personal protective equipment (PPE) to frontline health and social care workers.




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The U.S. is pushing Mexico to reopen factories even as workers die of COVID-19

Mexican officials have begun to cave, despite warnings from health authorities




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Column: States with early reopening orders are coercing workers into risking their lives

By removing unemployment benefits, states are forcing workers to risk their lives




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Gig workers are now eligible for special unemployment benefits. But many won't get them

A catch in the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program could disqualify many workers.




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California effort will employ restaurant workers to provide meals for seniors amid coronavirus crisis

The program will provide $66 a day per senior in funding for daily meals. Newsom said the effort will launch immediately, focused on seniors who are at risk for COVID-19 or have limited income.




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Letters to the Editor: Unodocumented workers pay taxes. They deserve more than one-time coronavirus aid

A program for one-time assistance to undocumented workers affected by the pandemic is a start, but California must do much more.




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Letters to the Editor: Lockdowns aren't working if we're laying off healthcare workers

COVID-19 lockdowns are inflicting too much economic pain and misery. We need to do more cost-benefit analyses.




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Read Brad Pitt's political Oscars speech saluting stunt workers

Brad Pitt saluted stunt crew and coordinators while accepting an Oscar for his role in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood."




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Farmers charter flights to bring fruit-pickers to UK as travel shutdown causes shortage of foreign workers

Nearly 200 Romanian agricultural workers flown from Bucharest to London Stansted in first of series of flights to plug gap in workforce




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Stay home if you want, Musk tells Tesla workers as Fremont plant stays open

Tesla's Fremont EV assembly plant will remain open despite the "shelter in place" Coronavirus lockdown issued by Bay Area counties.




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Column: How Hollywood creators are helping below-the-line workers during coronavirus shutdown

In six days, the It Takes Our Village fund has raised nearly $790,000 for crew members put out of work after the coronavirus pandemic halted production.




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Ben Stokes hails NHS workers as the real heroes for battling coronavirus on the frontline



England cricket superstar Ben Stokes has praised all NHS workers involved in fighting coronavirus every day.




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Protecting health workers needs this Olympic champion, says LEO McKINSTRY



IN ITS unprecedented scale and potential for devastation, the coronavirus pandemic represents the biggest peacetime challenge ever faced by a British government. On every front, from the NHS to the economy, ministers have gargantuan responsibilities.




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Health-care workers' union says Ontario wants to change N95 directive in long-term care

A union representing health-care workers in long-term care homes says the province wants to change a directive that gives all workers access N95 masks.




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Uber to lay off 3,700 workers and CEO to waive salary

Uber is cutting 3,700 full-time workers, about 14% of its workforce, and its CEO will give up his base salary with the nation largely still in lockdown.




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Get tough, but don’t forget the workers, says NICK FERRARI



IT MADE for a testy moment on the radio. Home Secretary Priti Patel was on my breakfast show, proudly extolling the virtues of the new immigration system announced last week, with some its key cornerstones being that as of January next year, all migrants must have a job paying a minimum of £25,600 plus a certain level of qualifications and be able to speak English.




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F-35 jets fly over Utah as tribute to workers on frontline of COVID-19 fight

F-35 jets fly over Utah as tribute to workers on frontline of COVID-19 fight

       




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A group is giving arts workers $500. It has enough money for at least 450 more to apply.

Musicians, artists and other creatives who live in Central Indiana can get $500 each through a coronavirus relief program worth almost $400,000.

      




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Letters: Essential workers deserve respect — even after coronavirus crisis ends

I see people praising restaurant workers, grocery clerks, and truck drivers and I think this is long overdue.

       




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'She loved carrying the mail': Postal worker fatally shot while delivering letters

Officers found a woman wounded by gunshots about 4 p.m. in the 400 block of North Denny Street, IMPD said.

       




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Mysterious death of tech giant worker in Hamilton County baffles police

David Fouts had a good job at Salesforce and lived a standard middle-class life. That's why police in Hamilton County are baffled by his death.

       




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Cartoonist Gary Varvel: GM workers losing jobs

General Motors announces 14,000 job cuts

      




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Dead can 'exhale' when moved. Here's how mortuary workers protect themselves.

"We've always disinfected oral, nasal cavities that would be exposed to that exhale procedure," said Eric Bell, a funeral director in Pittsboro, Ind.

       




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Teacher Appreciation Week: Students, parents, family and coworkers show their appreciation

This Teacher Appreciation Week, IndyStar asked readers to help recognize some of the amazing teachers going above and beyond during these times.

       




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Blue Angels may fly over Indy in tribute to frontline workers battling coronavirus

Officials would direct the Navy's Blue Angels and Air Force's Thunderbirds to fly over Indianapolis, Washington, New York and others

       




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Pence — wearing face mask — heaps praise on workers while touring Kokomo facility

Vice President Mike Pence toured a GM facility making hospital ventilators for about an hour Thursday.

       




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2 Indianapolis restaurants permanently let workers go

While Indiana restaurants are takeout-only during coronavirus, Next Door closes "indefinitely,'' and Punch Bowl Social's owner says it will return.

      




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Coronavirus pandemic rocks Indiana lodging industry as hotels lay off hundreds of workers

Layoffs are mounting in the hospitality industry. "It's worst than 9/11," says the president of the Indiana Restaurant and Lodging Association.

      




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'They still want you to come in': Some workers, businesses disagree on what's 'essential'

Some employees disagree with employers who say their businesses are essential. Experts say the definition's gray area makes it hard for workers.

      




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A glimmer of hope as fewer workers in Indiana, U.S. file initial unemployment claims

Nearly 120,000 more Indiana workers filed for unemployment, but the amount is less than the week before, signaling some encouragement.

       




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Some Indiana workers could see extra unemployment benefits soon

The federal boost to unemployment compensation is retroactive to March 29, though some Hoosiers will still be waiting.

       




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More than 75K additional Indiana workers apply for unemployment insurance

The number of workers seeking unemployment benefits in Indiana rose for another week during the coronavirus pandemic.

       




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Self-employed, independent Indiana workers now can apply for new unemployment insurance

Here's how the self-employed, gig workers and others who don't typically qualify for state unemployment benefits can receive new federal benefits.

       




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Back to the office? Here's what Indiana's reopening plan means for office workers

As Indiana moves into a phased reopening during the coronavirus pandemic, the state is encouraging office workers to continue working from home.

       




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Fortville restaurant owner transforms into 'Tiger King's' Joe Exotic to help workers

The owner of FoxGardin in Fortville transformed himself into Joe Exotic to help his workers.

       




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Fortville restaurant owner transforms into 'Tiger King's' Joe Exotic to help workers

The owner of FoxGardin in Fortville transformed himself into Joe Exotic to help his workers.

       




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Teacher Appreciation Week: Students, parents, family and coworkers show their appreciation

This Teacher Appreciation Week, IndyStar asked readers to help recognize some of the amazing teachers going above and beyond during these times.

       




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California makes it easier to receive workers' comp for coronavirus claims

The order streamlines workers' compensation claims and establishes that any essential worker infected with COVID-19 contracted the virus on the job.




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Most California voters back coronavirus protections for undocumented farmworkers, poll finds

Some 80% of state voters support employers providing full replacement wages to farmworkers to stay home when sick with COVID-19, poll finds.




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Letters: Essential workers deserve respect — even after coronavirus crisis ends

I see people praising restaurant workers, grocery clerks, and truck drivers and I think this is long overdue.

       




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Coronavirus: Why healthcare workers are at risk of moral injury

War veterans can experience trauma known as moral injury - now health workers are at risk too.




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Coronavirus: Key workers to trial NHS tracing app

If the Isle of Wight trial is successful, the app could be ready nationwide within weeks, ministers say.