Hundreds of prisoners are fighting dangerous wildfires in CA 🚒
Incarcerated workers perform vital jobs across the US & contribute billions to our economy, but they are paid very little ($0.13-$0.52/hr on average)—if at all—& have almost no labor rights
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This is incorrect -- the Congressional Budget Office's Medicare for All cost study projected **$400 billion** in savings annually from reduced insurance overhead.
It projected total provider payments falling by much less, or going up by much more, depending on assumptions.
Congratulations, @ACLUStaffUnited, on their first Collective Bargaining Agreement, further strengthening workplace rights and protections! ✊
Read the press release here: https://t.co/GU8smXloXJ
Meanwhile, Mexico is raising the minimum wage, protecting the right to abortion care, expanding pensions for seniors, running a massive public health campaign, investing in mass transit, democratizing the supreme court etc, etc. All while Sheinbaum enjoys a 70% approval rating
The topline BLS numbers show the labor market added 12,000 jobs in October – a much lower number than what we've been seeing in recent months, due to people being temporarily off the job because of hurricanes and strikes. 1/
“Where do we go?” The Israeli military has ordered people to leave Northern Gaza. But many are scared to move after some faced a hail of bullets, including a child, shot in the neck. @JDiamond1 reports on this harrowing incident
...MILTON RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES INTO A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE...
Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Milton has strengthened to a category 5. The max sustained winds are estimated to be 160 mph with higher gusts. https://t.co/dv1LkCViaN
Strong jobs report!
- payroll employment up 254,000 with past months revised up by 72,000
- nominal wage growth rose 4.0% over the year
- unemployment rate ticks down to 4.1%
- overall employment-to-population ratio rises while the prime-age EPOP holds steady at 23 year high