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July 10, 2020

Workers Fight Back as US Hotels Try to Lay Off Staff and Hire On the Cheap

Steven Greenhouse The Guardian

Four Seasons Hotel Boston sign

New legislation in California and other states aims to stop big firms using the pandemic to dismiss long-serving employees

October 1, 2013

Federal Employees Suddenly Put Out of Work with No Prospect of Return

Paul Lewis, Adam Gabbatt and Ruth Spencer The Guardian (UK)

Government shutdown's consequences also rippled through food service and other non-federal industries as workers sent home.

October 1, 2013

As US Government Shuts Down the Poorest Set to Lose Most

Jacob Chamberlain, staff writer Common Dreams

US Congress fails to pass budget legislation before midnight deadline, shuttering large portions of the government

April 27, 2013

Congress Rushes to Aid the Powerful

Editorial New York Times

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