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This week, workers at Amazon, Whole Foods, and Instacart have announced mass strikes across the country. Though demand for these services is high, pay and protection is low.
What exactly do we owe to the delivery workers at the front lines of the pandemic? And with these companies hiring in record numbers, can the strikes succeed?
Guests: Heidi Carrico, founding member of the Gig Workers Collective, and Johana Bhuiyan, tech accountability reporter at the Los Angeles Times.
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This week, workers at Amazon, Whole Foods, and Instacart have announced mass strikes across the country. Though demand for these services is high, pay and protection is low.
What exactly do we owe to the delivery workers at the front lines of the pandemic? And with these companies hiring in record numbers, can the strikes succeed?
Guests: Heidi Carrico, founding member of the Gig Workers Collective, and Johana Bhuiyan, tech accountability reporter at the Los Angeles Times.
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This week, workers at Amazon, Whole Foods, and Instacart have announced mass strikes across the country. Though demand for these services is high, pay and protection is low.
What exactly do we owe to the delivery workers at the front lines of the pandemic? And with these companies hiring in record numbers, can the strikes succeed?
Guests: Heidi Carrico, founding member of the Gig Workers Collective, and Johana Bhuiyan, tech accountability reporter at the Los Angeles Times.
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The news to know for Friday, April 3rd, 2020!
We're talking about the expected new guidelines from the CDC to cover your face in public, and why the nation’s top doctors say it’s not enough.
Also, unemployment claims spike to a new record, and now we're learning more about when you might actually get that stimulus check.
Plus, The Patriots team plane put to good use, catch up on HBO shows for free, and it's "Feel Good Friday."
Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.
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Sources:
Current Death Toll/Case Count: Johns Hopkins
Dr. Birx on Social Distancing: Reuters, The Week
CDC to Recommend Everyone Wear Masks: AP, The Hill
More than 1 Million Reported Cases of Coronavirus: USA Today, The Hill
Supply Shortage: NY Times, Fortune
Defense Production Act for Ventilators: White House, White House, WSJ, CNN
Hoarded Supplies Distributed: NBC News, ABC News
New Unemployment Numbers: ABC News, CNBC
When Stimulus Checks Will be Sent: NBC News, CNN, WaPo
Committee to Oversee Emergency Aid: Politico, FOX News
Democratic National Convention Postponed Until August: CNN, The Hill
Wisconsin Primary: The Hill, Politico, Axios
FDA Approves New COVID-19 Test: FDA, CNN, NY Times
Changing Blood Donations Guidelines: FDA, Axios
Patriots Plane Transports Face Masks From China to Boston: CNN, WSJ
Bezos Gives $100 Million to Feed Families: The Hill, Vox
America’s Food Fund: AP, TechCrunch
HBO Free Streaming: CNN, TechCrunch, The Verge
SXSW Films to be Streamed For Free: SXSW, Engadget, EW
Feel Good Friday - Teddy Bear Hunts: USA Today, BBC
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We interview Dr. Shaoli Chaudhuri, a resident at Columbia Medical Center in Manhattan, about what she’s seeing in the Covid-19 epicenter as doctors treat a growing number of patients with the virus - and healthcare workers themselves are getting sick.
An astonishing 6.6 million people filed for unemployment benefits in the US last week, and there’s a growing concern that coronavirus tests aren’t as accurate as many thought.
And in headlines: four major storms predicted for the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season, lock up your Zoom, and Jeff Sessions clings on to a fake friend.