February 26, 2021 - Smlr_net

26 Feb 2021


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*FEBRUARY 26, 2021*
*Title:*                    Public Sector Unions Mean Middle-Class Jobs for
Black Workers
*Source:*               Center for Economic and Policy Research
*Author:*               Hayley Brown and Dean Baker
*Date:*                   February 25, 2021
*Summary:*          Government jobs have been an important source of
economic mobility for Black workers and their families for many years. The
federal government was an early adopter of anti-discrimination provisions,
and today about a fifth of federal workers are Black.
*Link:*                    http://bit.ly/2O0Kzu6
*Title:*                    Nearly a Year into the Pandemic and
Unemployment Claims Remain 17 Million above their Pre-Pandemic Levels
*Source:*               Economic Policy Institute
*Author:*               Heidi Shierholz
*Date:*                   February 25, 2021
*Summary:*          Another 1.2 million people applied for unemployment
insurance (UI) benefits last week, including 730,000 people who applied for
regular state UI and 451,000 who applied for Pandemic Unemployment
Assistance (PUA)—the federal program for workers who are not eligible for
regular unemployment insurance, like gig workers.
*Link:*                    http://bit.ly/3dSiosa
*Title:*                   Powell Says Better Child Care Policies Might
Lift Women in Work Force
*Source:*               The New York Times
*Author:*               Jeanna Smialek
*Date:*                   February 24, 2021
*Summary:*          The Fed chair said better caregiving options was an
“area worth looking at” for Congress, while reiterating the central bank’s
full-employment pledge.
*Link:*                    http://nyti.ms/2NYNXFU
*Title:*                    $15 Minimum Wage Not Allowed in Biden’s COVID
Relief Bill, Senate Official Says
*Source:*               CNBC
*Author:*               Jacob Pramuk
*Date:*                   February 25, 2021
*Summary:*          Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled the
provision does not comply with the rules governing budget reconciliation,
the process that enables Democrats to pass the rescue package without GOP
votes.
*Link:*                    http://cnb.cx/37SELKq
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