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Lack of aid to states could hit Black and women workers hard

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Jul 30, 2020

Historically marginalized workers are overrepresented among public employees, and many could be laid off.

A public transit worker cleans subway trains in New York City. State and local government budgets have been battered, and jobs are at risk.

Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

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