President Biden will reportedly seek a hike in the tax on capital gains to 39.6% from 20% for people earning more than $1 million.
The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, a new low since the pandemic struck.
“We’re calling on every employer, large and small, in every state: Give employees the time off they need with pay to get vaccinated,” Biden said.
Derek Chauvin was found guilty on two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter.
The number last week was 576,000 claims, down sharply from a peak of 900,000 in early January.
Newly vaccinated and armed with $1,400 stimulus checks, Americans went on a spending spree last month.
The gains are largely expected to be a temporary blip rather than a reawakening of dormant inflation.
The union said it would file an objection with the NLRB charging the company with illegally interfering with the union vote.
And a total of 18.2 million people were receiving some form of jobless aid the week of March 20.
The March increase — the most since August — was nearly double February’s gain of 468,000.
