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Here are the direct links to the guidance for reopening different sectors (child care, restaurants, parks, etc.) of our State and Chicago.
Multiple Sectors across IL: https://www2.illinois.gov/dceo/Pages/RestoreILP3.aspx
Child Care: https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/OECD/Documents/05.22.20%20Restore%20Illinois%20Child%20Care%20Guidelines.pdf
Multiple Sectors in Chicago: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/covid-19/home/reopening-business-portal.html
As states begin to reopen offices, schools and childcare facilities remain closed or are preparing unproven safety guidelines. This will create a conflict for working parents - mothers and fathers alike - in the weeks and months to come. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/05/france-women-workplace-coronavirus-pandemic/612136/
Tomorrow: Restaurant Opportunities Center Chicago - ROC Chicago is hosting an online “Know Your Rights” workshop with Fidel Arroyo, Investigator with the Department of Labor.
Topics include General Labor Rights, Organizing Your Workplace, and Undocumented Workers Rights.*
DATE: July 30, 2020
TIME: 10 a.m.
Zoom Meeting Link: us02web.zoom.us/j/87145034400?pwd=U3JYRVJ0NGNseVBuK25ZWVdBTllzQT09
Zoom Meeting Password: ROC
*Spanish translation available. Disponible en Español.
Chicago's Fair Workweek Ordinance takes effect today, July 1, 2020. In addition to a minimum wage increase, workers will now be able to plan their family life around more predictable schedules and have the right to decline unscheduled hours.
For more information on new worker rights: www.chicago.gov/…/…/bacp/supp_info/fairworkweek.html
Through GETMEPPE, medical students throughout Chicagoland are working to distribute donations of personal protective equipment (PPE) to hospitals and community organizations in need.
Visit their website below to see how you can help.
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