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Nurses and support staff at HCA Healthcare, the largest for-profit hospital chain in the US, are planning 2strike this Friday in protest over cuts and concessions the corporation is pushing on frontline healthcare workers as #coronavirus continues 2spread.
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Hospital staff reusing masks and gowns has been common throughout the pandemic, McIntosh, explained, creating another layer of stress for healthcare workers.
Job listings for nurses at HCA owned hospitals in the Los Angeles area were posted in anticipation of the strike actions. HCA reportedly created a unit focused on strike-related labor shortages😣linkedin.com/jobs/view/regi…
offering nurses who appear for shifts during strikes higher pay than they currently receive and a free continental breakfast. courant.com/coronavirus/sn…
Around the US, nurses and hospital workers at HCA have reported understaffing and a lack of resources through the #coronavirus pandemic. HCA is currently pushing employees to accept several concessions to pay and benefits, including wage freezes,
elimination of 401k retirement contributions, and signaling the possibility of layoffs, with non-union employees already forced to accept freezes to annual wage and salary raises.
HCA received about $1bn in federal #coronavirus relief that does not have to be repaid, and over $4bn in accelerated medicare payments. #medicare4all

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The Senate has just voted to confirm C Wilson to the US court of appeals for the fifth circuit, marking 🍊s 200th judicial confirmation since taking office.😣#impeachtrumpjudges @JoeBiden #voteblue @KamalaHarris

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The Honest Elections Project, seemed to emerge out of nowhere a few months ago and started stoking fears about voter fraud. Backed by a dark money group funded by rightwing stalwarts like the Koch brothers and Betsy DeVos’ family

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A little-known Republican group is ramping up millions of dollars in funding from major US corporations such as CitiGroup and Chevron to protect the conservative stronghold on the country.😣rightlines.gop
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