Young Graduates Face the Grimmest Job Market in Years
From today’s New York Times: In January, an administrator from the career center at the University of Delaware posed a question on a private message board for educators: “Has anyone…
Senate Kicks Off Marathon Debate Over Trump’s Voter ID Bill
From today’s CNN: The Senate has kicked off extended debate on the “SAVE America Act” — one of President Donald Trump’s top legislative priorities. Lawmakers voted to begin consideration of…
DeSantis To Sign Florida Bill Gutting Public Sector Unions
From today’s Yahoo News: Despite widespread and bipartisan opposition from hundreds of public workers who’ve appeared before lawmakers for weeks, the Florida Legislature passed legislation that labor advocates say will…
Trump Vows Legislative Blockade Until Voter-ID Bill Passes
From today’s CNBC News: President Donald Trump threatened to withhold his signature from any bill that reaches his desk until Congress passes a controversial election measure known as the SAVE…
Can A.I. Be Pro-Worker?
From The New Yorker: In recent weeks, remarkable things have been happening on Wall Street. As the major A.I. developers have been rolling out new versions of their models, and…
Trump Administration Plans to Reverse Biden Rules on Gig Workers
From today’s Wall Street Journal: The Labor Department proposed a rule to make it easier for employers to classify their workers as independent contractors, the latest salvo in a long-running…
USC Keck, Norris Nurses Begins 7-Day Strike
From today’s Spectrum News: Hundreds of unionized nurses at Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Center are hitting the picket lines Thursday to begin a seven-day strike amid…
Voting Rights Groups Sue Ohio Over Law Cancelling Registration Without Notice
From today’s Ohio Capital Journal: A pair of voting rights groups are suing Ohio’s secretary of state over a controversial piece of voting legislation signed into law late last year.…
California State University Trade Workers Go On Strike Over Unfair Labor Practices
From today’s KTLA News: More than 1,000 skilled trade workers across the California State University system began a statewide unfair labor practice strike Tuesday. The workers – plumbers, electricians, HVAC…
Flexibility and Rising Costs Are Keeping Mothers at Work
From today’s New York Times: Mothers of young children surged into the work force during the Covid-19 pandemic, propelled by a tight labor market, federal child care subsidies and the…