Mar 14 Watch 7:44 Will workers return to re-imagined offices post-pandemic? By Christopher Booker, Connie Kargbo For about a year, many Americans have been forced to work from home due to COVID-19 safety concerns. Now, architects and designers are thinking about the future of the workspace for when workers return. As we look to the future,… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 7:05 Extra space, flexibility, luck: For restaurants that survived the pandemic, it could take all three By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber Pre-pandemic, 10% of Connecticut's workforce was in restaurants. Since COVID-19 at least 600 of the state’s restaurants have closed and tens of thousands remain unemployed. For those still open, the road ahead is still uncertain. In our “Roads to Recovery”… Continue watching
Mar 12 Black Lives Matter backs Amazon union push in Alabama By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press The advocacy group plans to hold an event Saturday near the warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, making it the latest high-profile supporter of the union push, the biggest in Amazon's nearly 30-year history. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 6:24 Black Americans and women continue to face discrimination in skilled trades By Paul Solman, Lee Koromvokis The winter storms that devastated Texas last month led to a major water crisis. But for weeks afterward, there weren't enough plumbers to help customers with the damage. All of this underscores the need for more of these skilled workers. Continue watching
Mar 12 For transgender people, finding housing has become even harder during the pandemic By Justin Stabley Pre-coronavirus, LGBTQ people, particularly transgender and gender non-conforming people, were deeply impacted by housing insecurity in the United States. Continue reading
Mar 12 WATCH: Biden, Harris give remarks on $1.9 trillion relief package By Associated Press President Joe Biden said Friday the COVID relief bill he signed into law Thursday changes "the paradigm" and builds an economy that "puts working people first."… Continue reading
Mar 11 Biden sets May 1 target for all adults to be vaccine-eligible By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden is outlining his plan to make all adult Americans eligible for vaccination by May 1 and get the nation back "closer to normal" by the Fourth of July. Continue reading
Mar 11 Digital artwork auctions for $69 million amid online craze By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Christie's said it also marks the first time a major auction house has offered a digital-only artwork with a non-fungible token as a guarantee of its authenticity. Known as NFTs, they have swept the online collecting world recently. Continue reading
Mar 11 WATCH: Biden signs $1.9 trillion relief bill before speech to nation By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he said will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the economy back to health. Continue reading
Mar 11 U.S. jobless claims fall to 712,000 as pace of layoffs eases By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 712,000, the lowest total since early November, evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs amid a decline in confirmed coronavirus cases and signs of an improving economy. Continue reading