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Healthy pigs being killed as meatpacking backlog hits farms

Healthy pigs being killed as meatpacking backlog hits farms

Officials estimate that about 700,000 pigs across the nation can't be processed each week and must euthanized. Most of the hogs are being killed at farms, but up to 13,000 a day also may be euthanized at the JBS pork plant in Worthington, Minn.
by The Associated Press

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Essential workers plan May Day strikes; others demand end to lockdowns

Essential workers plan May Day strikes; others demand end to lockdowns

Essential employees are planning labor actions to call for sick leave and hazard pay, while nurses will protest for more PPE. Meanwhile, others are calling for an end to the lockdowns.
by Scott Neuman

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Farmers markets aim to offer comforting tradition, produce

Farmers markets aim to offer comforting tradition, produce

With their outdoor space and flexible layouts, farmers markets may be able to adapt more easily to the needs of shoppers during a pandemic.
by Jon Collins

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Rent is due, but millions of Americans won't be paying

Rent is due, but millions of Americans won't be paying

Housing activists are enlisting renters who can and can't pay rent starting May 1 to sign a pledge with the goal of putting pressure on landlords and policymakers.
by Marisa Peñaloza

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A Mexican 'Lucha Libre' wrestler is sewing masks to fight coronavirus

A Mexican 'Lucha Libre' wrestler is sewing masks to fight coronavirus

Hijo del Soberano was already designing “lucha libre” costumes on the side. Since his wrestling venue shut amid Mexico's lockdown, he's turned to making masks. "I just altered my skills a bit," he says.
by Carrie Kahn

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A staggering toll: 30 million have filed for unemployment

A staggering toll: 30 million have filed for unemployment

Another 3.8 million people filed claims for unemployment last week, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to weigh on the U.S. job market. That brought the total for the past six weeks to 30.3 million.
by Scott Horsley

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Northern Minn. companies step in to help fill PPE shortage

Northern Minn. companies step in to help fill PPE shortage

Hospitals and clinics have struggled to get enough personal protective equipment, or PPE, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Duluth, and across the state, local companies have retooled to manufacture masks, face shields, and other equipment to help meet that shortfall.
by Dan Kraker

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Duluth projecting 'absolutely catastrophic' budget shortfall

Duluth projecting 'absolutely catastrophic' budget shortfall

The city’s coronavirus response and an expected drop in tax revenue could put the city $38 million in the red. That represents about 40 percent of its general fund.
by Tom Crann

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Trump order keeping meat packing plants open worries unions

Trump order keeping meat packing plants open worries unions

Unions in the U.S. meat packing industry say President Trump is jeopardizing lives and prioritizing cold cuts over workers' health. Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to classify meat processing as critical infrastructure during the coronavirus outbreak. 
by The Associated Press

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