Pennsylvania manufacturing revival promise fades in Erie
In Erie County Pennsylvania Trump pledged to revive manufacturing and create jobs. Three years into his presidency the region has 19 000 manufacturing jobs the lowest since 2010 and far from promised gains. Interviews with workers business leaders and economists show little net change with some growth but no boom.
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Erie
Donald Trump
Trump
Erie County
U.S
Bryan Pietrzak
Wabtec
Eric
Pietrzak
Bernie Sanders
Lake Erie
Pennsylvania
Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics
Barack Obama
Manufac
Paul Swindlehurst
Swindlehurst
Washington
Jenna Matis
Lord Corp
Matis
Census hits recruitment goal despite virus hurdles
The Census Bureau says it surpassed 2.6 million applicants for the 2020 head count, but coronavirus disrupts hiring. Urban counties show stronger recruitment than rural areas, with regions in New England Appalachia and the Rocky Mountains lagging. Officials may extend the count beyond July as safety measures shift online training and gear up workers.
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Orlando
Fla
U.S. Census Bureau
America
New England
Appalachia
Rocky Mountain
Congress
Associated Press
Bureau
Census Bureau
House Committee
Jeri Green
National Urban League
World Health Organization
Georgia
Illinois
Maryland
Nevada
Vermont
Maine
New Hampshire
West Virginia
J. Christopher Mihm
Government Accountability Office
Mihm
Pentagon reconsiders Microsoft JEDI contract after Amazon protest
The Defense Department will reexamine its 10 billion JEDI cloud award to Microsoft following Amazon Web Services protest over the bidding process. Amazon appeals to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, seeks 120 days for reevaluation to remove political influence concerns and address pricing issues.
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Pentagon
Microsoft
Amazon
Washington
U.S
Defense Department
Donald Trump
Jeff Bezos
Bezos
The
Washington Post
Trump
Amazon Web Services
JEDI
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Spotty sick leave policies affect workers facing coronavirus
The piece describes blue collar workers from a Beijing barber to a Kansas City waiter and UK parcel driver facing illness risk with limited sick leave and health coverage. It notes disparities with white collar remote work options, cites experts like Shannon Liss-Riordan, and cites data on work-from-home rates and recovery times from WHO and U S Bureau of Labor Statistics. It highlights Walmart cashier Mendy Hughes worrying about income if quarantined.
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London
Beijing
Kansas City
Missouri
Britain
Shannon Liss-Riordan
Boston
World Health Organization
China
Facebook
Amazon
Microsoft
U.S
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mendy Hughes
Walmart
Malvern
Arkansas
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Laurie Sheridan
Pennsyl
Vania
Michigan
Wisconsin
Obama
Luzerne
Lackawanna
Jonathan Tamari
Philadelphia Inquirer
Pennslyvania
Mike Schneider
and Angeliki Kastanis
House Committee On Oversight and Reform
Joyce Dalbey
Yuma
Yuma Civic Center
Arizona
APA
Royal Mail
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