In Biden, Labor Leaders See a President Who ‘Is Not Playing’ Games
From today’s New York Times: As Richard Trumka stepped out of the Oval Office last month after meeting with President Biden and a group of his fellow labor leaders, he…
SCOTUS questions need for restrictive voting laws in Voting Rights Act case
From NBC News Online: Supreme Court justices asked skeptical questions Tuesday about Arizona election laws in a case that has emerged as an important test of the Voting Rights Act.…
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Biden throws support behind Amazon workers holding milestone union vote
From today’s CNN Online: President Joe Biden on Sunday night lent his support to Amazon workers who are pushing to unionize — and appeared to warn Amazon (AMZN) not to…
L.A. County approves ‘hero pay’ of $5 an hour for grocery store workers
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Hundreds of grocery store workers in unincorporated Los Angeles County will receive $5 an hour in hazard pay on top of their regular wages as…
The Jobs the Pandemic May Devastate
From todays’ New York Times: Projecting how many people will work in hundreds of detailed occupations in 2029 is a bold exercise — even without the uncertainty of the pandemic.…
Advocates Say New Georgia GOP Voting Bill Targets Black Voters
From today’s CNN Online: Georgia voting rights groups are denouncing a sweeping voting bill introduced this week by Republican state legislators as a “direct attack on democracy” and on Black…
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Robinhood ‘buried’ info on consumer rights in runup to GameStop saga
From today’s MarketWatch.com: Sen. Elizabeth Warren denounced online broker Robinhood’s practices for disclosing its customer rights in a statement Wednesday, while calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission to ban…
What McDonald’s Shows Us About Raising the Minimum Wage
From today’s NPR News Online: On November 29, 2012, dozens of fast-food workers assembled at a McDonald’s in midtown Manhattan to demand better pay. Their demonstration kicked off a massive…
San Jose passes mandatory $3-an-hour pay raise for grocery workers
From today’s San Jose Mercury News: Thousands of San Jose grocery store workers will soon receive a $3-an-hour boost on their paychecks, as San Jose became the latest city to…
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$15 Minimum Wage Would Reduce Poverty But Cost Jobs, CBO Says
From today’s NPR News Online: Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 would increase wages for at least 17 million people, but also put 1.4 million…