Respect workers right to join a union Comply with existing workplace laws Create jobs in the United States
This issue brief functions as a resource for worker advocates and policymakers by reviewing the best existing legislative models to support high-quality jobs that can be inserted into an economic recovery package.
Although Congress enacted a COVID-19 aid package in late 2020 that included short-term economic relief through the extension of unemployment benefits and direct cash payments to Americans, the legislation was insufficient in scope and size, failed to make investments to rebuild the American economy in the long term, and did not provide much-needed aid to states and local communities./4
COVID-19 Economic Recovery Investments Must Benefit American Workers
Legislative Models for Policymakers Who Want To Support Workers
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Nearly one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. economy continues to reel from the Trump administration’s negligent and insufficient response. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest jobs report, 2020 ended with 9.8 million fewer jobs than existed prior to the pandemic, and the current unemployment rate is nearly double that of February 2020.
With a new Congress and administration in office, federal policymakers must make critical investments across the U.S. economy that will help kickstart recovery, get hundreds of thousands of Americans back to work, reduce poverty rates, and prevent cuts to essential services that sustain local communities. Fortunately, President Joe Biden has indicated his commitment to enacting economic relief that rebuilds America’s crumbling infrastructure; invests in critica
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Embry-Riddle researchers are taking a novel approach to predicting outbreaks of the Covid-19 virus: developing models of traffic volume compared to viral activity in different regions of the country.
“It would appear that increases in highway traffic might be a leading indicator of where and when outbreaks of Covid-19 are likely to occur,” said Scott Parr, assistant professor of Civil Engineering and a principal investigator on the project, along with Dahai Liu, professor in the School of Graduate Studies, and Sirish Namilae, associate professor of Aerospace Engineering. “This research will investigate and model the relationship between roadway traffic and viral outbreaks … and assist in the planning of recovery efforts.”
New Rule Allows States to Bypass NEPA in Favor of State Regulations
Under certain circumstances, states can conduct environmental reviews under state rather than federal regulations. January 20, 2021, 8am PST | Diana Ionescu |
A pilot program suggested in the 2015 Fixing America s Surface Transportation Act was approved by the Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Highway Administration, establishing rules for allowing states to forgo the federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in environmental reviews in favor of using state regulations.
Effective January 27, the new rule permits environmental review and approval under state laws under certain circumstances in an effort to streamline transportation projects and reduce red tape.