Category: A living wage

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce America is the only Country to have this level on unemployment & this level of deaths relative to other Western Nations. This is gross failure on the Federal Level to prepare for the consequences of this Pandemic. Americans now require significant Helicopter Money to help them through this period. $10,000 costs $1.5 Trillion & is less than a 1/3 rd of the payout to Corporations. Give 164 million Americans 18 & older, sick or not, working or not, earning $75,000 or less direct $’s. Unemployment IT is non existent, stimulate the economy while businesses develop plans to reopen & the Federal Government starts the work required to prevent a 2 Nd wave & more deaths.

May 28, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/28/us-job-losses-unemployment-coronavirus

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce The good News The Cares Act is now providing payments to many unemployed. These workers are concerned about returning to work prematurely & they’re right. Unfortunately, the GOP is more interested in the DOW than people’s lives. If the epidemiology is correct, we’ll need further stimulus after 7/31. Start asking Powell now, he’s willing. Stimulus adds to economic growth and lessens people’s anxiety. A win win

May 19, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/opinion/coronavirus-unemployment.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce West Virginia has a plan to help their Communities. They are writing their own history with a Community Bank, jobs programs and healthcare. Kudos

May 18, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/18/west-virginia-coronavirus-jobs-safety

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce America rewards corporations while laying off the workforce without a Healthcare or monetary safety net, while government subsidizes Corporations. Why shouldn’t Big Business adapt to Covid Time & recreate the factories, offices to accommodate the virus and people? . They’ve got the cash!

May 18, 2020

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce America was brought up on meat.However, why should workers make a Hobson’s choice? Work & become infected or don’t work & go hungry. Covid infection puts the burden on Corporations, making big bucks, to revamp the factory floor after a Century of neglect and finally provide safe work

May 18, 2020

Spaces. http://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/opinion/coronavirus-meat-beef.amp.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce When you analyze the statistics counting the unemployed, the % is upward of 25% ? If true , are approximately 60 million out of work, at a Time when the GOP are having their Hoover Moment. Factories can spend money to make their workplaces safe. How will all the unemployed survive without assistance. This is a time for stimulus not ideology. It’s interesting, GOP Ideology is invoked only when “we the People “ need assistance.? Hypocrisy!

May 16, 2020

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/16/unemployment-is-so-bad-that-these-economists-are-proposing-new-way-measure-it/

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Latest Global News. Trump notorious Liar & air time is divisive. He should wear a mask to protect others, that’s responsible behavior. Elon Musk is not above Laws either. Where does this sense of entitlement & magical thinking come from? The Countey needs leadership that’s focused on understanding our pain & a plan to move forward

May 12, 2020

We’re on Covid Time, there’s a new normal! http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/12/coronavirus-update-us/

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Must Read: understanding the GOP mindset, small government, business as usual. Millions are suffering & dying , yet the GOP is against Government largesse for “we the People “. Money is available for the Corporations, the Ultra wealthy, just not for us?

May 11, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/opinion/coronavirus-republicans-jobs.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Profits over People were the motives behind Tyson’s lack of a policy protecting workers. Doesn’t Management read? Where was their compassion for people becoming ill? Where was supervision on the job? Why couldn’t the Union seek protection? It’s up to the Plant to provide safe working conditions for Employees. Perhaps there should be OHSA rules and regulations written & posted in every job location for people to read about work proceedures under Covid 19 conditions. Stagger the lines and your shifts. It’s common sense. Distance employees and train them with proper masks. It’s hard to work under these conditions. It’s natural to hyperventilate. Once fear and mistrust set in, its difficult to overturn. You can , if you care about People & Product & profit

May 10, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/10/business/economy/coronavirus-tyson-plant-iowa.html

More than 1,000 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed the day Governor Kemp reopened Georgia | TheHill

May 5, 2020

The statewide shelter in place order was lifted May 1. — Read on thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/longevity/495995-death-toll-rises-in-georgia-as-governor-kemp-reopens AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Dr Fauci recommends phasing into businesses without compromising employee, employer & customer safety. Social Distancing, masks , gloves , flexible hours & staggered shifts. Deaths are not business as usual. There is no quality of life, if a breadwinner … More More than 1,000 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed the day Governor Kemp reopened Georgia | TheHill