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  • Coronavirus concerns revive labor organizing

    June 18, 2020 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Employees at 7 Yakima Valley fruit packing plants, who are predominately Latinx, went on strike to protest inadequate protection and pay during the Covid-19 pandemic. Agricultural workers accounted for nearly one-fifth of the county’s positive cases. The worker initiated strikes and picket lines were supported by community members, union representatives, and non-profit legal centers. Workers returned to work after gaining concessions on better pay, safety protections, and the formation of worker advocacy committees. The state also issued new workplace safety standards for agricultural workers after protests.

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  • How a West Baltimore nursing home has zero COVID-19 infections

    June 18, 2020 |

    The Baltimore Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Quick, restrictive and decisive action helped the "oldest African American owned and operated nursing home" in Maryland remain free of Covid-19 cases. With only 15 cases reported in the country, the nursing home didn't wait for government direction to take action. Instead, they immediately eliminated visitations and enacted their protocols for combatting infectious diseases which included procedures such as limited travel from the facility, increased cleaning protocols and health checks, and elimination of community meals.

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  • For Indigenous Zapotec Families, Spinning Becomes a Lifeline

    June 17, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Oaxaca

    Mark Brown has brought Ghandian economic principles of economic justice and local autonomy to the Mexican countryside to form a farm-to-garment textile business that employs villagers who once made woolen textiles until the industrial clothing era started producing cheap synthetic clothing and rendered their craft unprofitable. Khadi Oaxaca aims to regenerate the village way of life in a sustainable way and employs several hundred villagers who grow the cotton, spin the thread, design the clothing and bring it to market for tourists - bringing a previously economically depressed village out of poverty.

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  • This Hermon company's work dried up when coronavirus hit. Now it's making masks for the long run.

    June 17, 2020 |

    Bangor Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Bangor, Maine

    A tension fabric structures manufacturing company in Maine has repurposed their facility and transformed their local workforce to create grade-one medical masks for the local hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic. Because the company uses only U.S.-made materials, they have been able to avoid supply chain interruptions and now plans to continue making masks as part of their standard business model even after the pandemic passes.

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  • How Other Countries Handled Their Jobs Crises

    June 17, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Varying tactics have been adopted in response to the worldwide pandemic, prompting financial implications; some more successful than others. Germany and Japan, in particular, have been able to maintain low unemployment rates in comparison to the US. Germany's approach is a work-sharing program, or "Kurzarbeit," which allows employers to reduce hours for all employees instead of letting some employees go, preventing workers from experiencing the uncertainties of unemployment. South Korea's successful approach to containing the virus prevented the loss of jobs and prompted a faster return to normal.

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  • Dartmouth Aims To Keep Students Engaged In Hands-On Science With 'Virtual Classroom'

    June 17, 2020 |

    New Hampshire Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Hanover, New Hampshire

    Geology professors at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire have found ways to overcome the challenges of remote learning and delivered their students a new, and all-around more accessible, virtual class experience. The two professors leading the course recorded 3D video tours and took high-definition photos for students to virtually tour the city of Hanover, and they mailed students rock kits to supplement the learning material.

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  • How nonprofits are getting people out of metro Detroit jails during COVID-19 pandemic

    June 16, 2020 |

    Detroit Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Nonprofit bail funds, which use donated money to pay the bail of low-income people held in jail on pending charges, have won the release of about 55 people in Detroit during the COVID-19 crisis. Beyond the immediate need to free more people from an environment that makes social distancing difficult, the bail funds are part of a larger movement challenging a system that disproportionately affects people of color. The combination of bail payments, bond reductions, and administrative releases have reduced Wayne County's jail population by almost half.

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  • Face Masks, Temperature Checks: The New Reality For Summer School Students Audio icon

    June 16, 2020 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Teachers and administrators at schools across Hawaii are adjusting to what it means to teach summer school during the time of coronavirus—and how it'll shape their protocols once fall rolls around. These adjustments include taking students' temperatures, drastically reducing the number of its in-person classroom capacity, and finding ways to equip those students who need equipment to join class online.

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  • When coronavirus closed schools, some Detroit students went missing from class. These educators had to find them.

    June 16, 2020 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    After the pandemic forced schools to close, educators in Detroit had to take on the role of "detectives" in order to track down missing students and help them stay on-track. After realizing the extent of the impact the coronavirus had on students and their families, educators resorted to persistent follow-ups, food deliveries, tracking families based on need, and providing grief counseling to help them cope with family losses and their changing environments.

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  • La ventilación mécanica: una esperanza de alto riesgo para pacientes COVID

    June 16, 2020 |

    Animal Político |

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    Response Location: Mexico

    Este artículo explica en qué medida los sistemas de ventilación pulmonar mecánicos para medicina son soluciones ante una pandemia por enfermedad respiratoria como el COVID-19, pero en un país con altos porcentajes de población diabética, hipertensa y con obesidad, esta respuesta médica a la enfermedad también puede representar un riesgo.

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