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Apr 5, 2021
Miami-Dade County plans to lift the suspension of passenger fares on June 1 for Miami-Dade’s transit.
Miami-Dade has installed plastic barriers where bus operators sit, equipped vehicles with air-sanitizing equipment, and mask and cleaning supplies are plentiful, so the county is reactivating pay stations at the front of the vehicles.
Masks are still required on all Miami-Dade transit vehicles, and capacity restrictions remain, as Miami-Dade continues to block off seats in buses to reduce crowding.
“It was different when we didn’t have mask mandates, and we didn’t have
protection for the drivers. But we’ve corrected that,” said Jeffery Mitchell, president
A December Actuaries Institute podcast pointed out that gig workers have “no employment rights under the Commonwealth Fair Work Act to legal minimum pay rates, sick leave, or unfair dismissal protections”.
Its research confirmed previous findings that gig economy workers are over-represented in sections of the workforce with less bargaining power students, those who have been unemployed and young people.
The death of five meal delivery riders in two months at the end of last year shone the spotlight on delivery riders’ conditions.
Another delivery rider was seriously injured on March 12. The 20-year-old was rushed to hospital with severe head injuries after being hit by a car in Sydney’s south.
A banner encouraging workers to vote is shown at the Amazon facility in Bessemer, Alabama, on 30 March. Photograph: Jay Reeves/AP
Counting is currently under way for the historic union election at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, and union organizers and leaders throughout the labor movement are hoping the effort will help galvanize support for workers and unions in the south and across the US.
Tevita Uhatafe, 35, a member of Transport Workers Union of America Local 513 in the Dallas area, was one of several union members and leaders who visited Bessemer to lend their support for the union organizing drive.
The fuse has been lit : union leaders hope Amazon effort will boost support across US msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.