#Layoffs

Michael Sainato

msainat1

Employers are using the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to union bust, a thread; Clark County in Nevada decided to use the pandemic to suspend union contracts with all bargaining

Roger Reid

roger4LivMac

The misinformation and fear-mongering being put out by the Leader of the Official Opposition is dishonest to hard working Albertans and denigrates the work being done by the Cargill facility

Samantha ACAB

KitsuneCloset

I'm a game developer at a AAA studio and closeted trans, so the entire framing of the conversation being a tough choice between "supporting the devs" and "not wanting to

Brian F. Kelcey

stateofthecity

Re: the still-murky -provincial $ deal to help municipalities announced yesterday. I'll hold off on detailed comments until there are actual details to comment on. But for now, I'll note

Brendon Bernard

BrendonBernard_

Tomorrow's March 15-21 LFS report is surely the most anticipated in HISTORY. Here are some things I'll be watching (thread)https://www.hiringlab.org/en-ca/2020/04/07/march-lfs-preview/ (1/n) 1. Unemployment will rise not only from COVID-relat

Jay Friedman

jaymfriedman

THREAD: Some thoughts on increasing ad spend during a recession.1) Investing in a downturn is not intuitive and therefore requires most marketers make an unpopular proposal during hard times. BTW

Nisarg Joshi

nisargjoshi29

Thread on the current scenario of 100 years old industry of AVIATION:- Virgin fires more than 3,000 people including 600 Pilots- Virgin Australia files for Bankruptcy-Thai Airways files bankruptcy- Air

Hannah Hamilton

iamhannah_h

Pandemic working from home; a thread:I work for @UAlberta. I've been at home since mid-march, with two kids aged 5 & 89. Because of the tremendous cuts by @jkenney, our

Beck Pearse

rebeccapearse

So the vote on the JPF is called off. @NTEUNational point out the lack of goodwill from university VCs undid the deal. But the numerous votes of no confidence in

Joshua Weitz

joshuasweitz

I had the chance to talk to @landmanspeaking about #COVID19 epidemiology and risk... but this article is worth reading because it cuts to the very essence of the unspeakably difficult

Andy Thomason

arthomason

This, from @tressiemcphd, is like a decoder ring for understanding the fall optimism at state schools, and maybe even more broadly. Accept it and all the confusing rhetoric suddenly makes

Natalie Nagele

natalienagele

With the world suddenly filled with so much stress and uncertainty, the team at @wildbit has struggled with whether or not we should launch new features and products. The answer

Elizabeth Hernandez

ehernandez

You know when you get a press release to cover a Guinness world record attempt for tallest stack of waffles & expect it to be some big commercial thing &

Tom Angell 🌳📰ⓥ

tomangell

JUST IN: 10 senators, led by @SenJackyRosen and @RonWyden, sent a letter urging the body’s leadership to include relief for marijuana businesses in the next round of coronavirus legislation.https://www.marijuanamoment.net/senators-want-marijuana-busi

Nate Silver

NateSilver538

So, Democrats are worried that a partial, V- or check-shaped recovery (e.g. unemployment goes from 3.5% pre-covid to 15% mid-covid to 9% by November) will help Trump. I tend to

Dean Gloster

deangloster

I'm angry and almost 62 and going in for (minor, routine) surgery on Friday, but life is uncertain and I have bad lungs. We're in a pandemic, so I need