by People's Action | Jan 28, 2019 | Breakfast
Shutdown Ends For Now, With Few Paychecks Some federal employees still can’t afford diapers as they await paychecks. WaPo: "The partial government shutdown is over — at least for the next few weeks — but that did not matter to the group unloading thousands of diapers...
by People's Action | Jan 25, 2019 | Breakfast
Trump Tells Unpaid Workers To Borrow Groceries Trump tells federal workers to borrow groceries as second missed pay day looms. ThinkProgress: "President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that the 800,000 federal workers who are facing a second missed paycheck at the end...
by People's Action | Jan 24, 2019 | Breakfast
White House Digs In For A Shutdown Into Spring Trump admin planning for even longer shutdown. WaPo: "White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has pressed agency leaders to provide him with a list of the highest-impact programs that will be jeopardized if the...
by People's Action | Jan 23, 2019 | Breakfast
L.A. Teachers Win Smaller Classes, Better Pay L.A. teachers end six-day strike after the majority approve contract deal. CNBC: "L.A. teachers overwhelmingly approved a new contract Tuesday and planned to return to the classroom after a six-day strike over funding and...
by People's Action | Jan 22, 2019 | Breakfast
Shutdown Threatens Food Safety Health risks rise as shutdown hits second month. Forbes: "The government shutdown is threatening the health of millions of Americans, increasing the risk for harm as the partial closure of key federal agencies enters its second month,...
by People's Action | Jan 18, 2019 | Breakfast
Thousands More Migrant Children Separated From Families Family separation may have hit thousands more migrant children than reported. NYT: "The Trump administration most likely separated thousands more children from their parents at the Southern border than was...
