California must act now to confront today’s Black job crisis. The Bureau of Labor Statistics last year reported that 90% of the nation’s unemployed U.S. citizens are Black Americans. And despite being less than 10% of LA’s population, Black people comprise more than a third of its unhoused residents.
The AFL-CIO, a coalition representing 12.5 million workers across various unions, has released its 33rd annual report, “Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect,” uncovering troubling racial disparities in workplace safety. The report’s findings, based on the most recent data available, underscore the urgent need for policymakers, regulatory bodies, and employers to confront the disproportionate rates of fatalities, injuries, and illnesses faced by workers of color
“With vaccine eligibility now expanded to Californians 16 and older, our safe reopening and strong recovery will require an ongoing commitment to vaccine access and to a safe workplace for everyone, as more and more Californians get back to work,” said the state officials.
In Tuesday’s Whitehouse press briefing Sarah Sanders lied once again from the podium about increased jobs for African American’s under the Trump administration vs. the Obama administration. She also had enough sense not confirm or deny Trump’s use of the “N” word. The back and forth between the press secretary and reporters was in response to Trump calling Omarosa a “dog” in a tweet and his constant racist comments towards minorities. She later took to twitter to give a “sorry but not sorry” apology. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 18.4 million African-Americans working when Obama left