Are You Happy? Your Boss Is Asking
From today’s New York Times: Garry Ridge, who runs the chemical company WD-40, has a leadership style guided by two sources — Aristotle, and the BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink.…
Amazon Union Vote in Staten Island, NY Is A Big Win For Labor Unions
From today’s Forbes Online: Amazon Workers At JFK8, A Warehouse Located On Staten Island In New York City, Voted To Form A Union With 55% Of Voters In Favor Of…
A Two-Year, 50-Million-Person Experiment in Changing How We Work
From today’s New York Times: Kristen Egziabher was all jitters just before the pandemic, awaiting news of a possible raise, until her manager came back dejected from his meeting with…
The Age of Anti-Ambition: As 25 million Leave Jobs, it’s More than Burnout
From today’s New York Times: I used to think of my job as existing in its own little Busytown — as in the Richard Scarry books, where there’s a small,…
Uber for nurses?: California Initiative Targets Healthcare for a ‘Gig Work’ Law
From today’s MarketWatch: Healthcare, the nation’s fastest-growing industry, could be next in the push for laws to expand gig work. A measure filed this week with the California attorney general’s…
The Unionization Vote at Amazon
From today’s New York Times: The most closely watched union election in recent history is underway in Alabama, where almost 6,000 workers at an Amazon warehouse near Birmingham are voting on whether…
Amazon to Pay $62 Million Fine for Withholding Tips From Delivery Drivers
From today’s New York Times: Amazon agreed on Tuesday to pay $62 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges that it withheld tips to delivery drivers over a…
Op-Ed: The Work-From-Home Employee Bill of Rights Outlined in Seven Articles
From today’s ComputerWorld Online: Remote work became the new normal quickly as COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns came into force in spring 2020, and it’s clear that after the pandemic recedes, remote work…
A Hidden COVID-19 Risk Factor: Your Employer Policy on Paid Sick Leave
From today’s Atlantic Magazine: When the coronavirus first hit the United States, some politicians referred to it as the “great equalizer” because it supposedly didn’t discriminate. But very soon, that…
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Strikes erupt as US essential workers demand protection amid pandemic
From The Guardian Online: Wildcat strikes, walkouts and protests over working conditions have erupted across the US throughout the coronavirus pandemic as “essential” workers have demanded better pay and safer…