The Bleak Job Landscape of Adjunctopia for Ph.D.s
From today’s New York Times: The humanities labor market is in crisis. Higher education industry trade publications are full of essays by young Ph.D.s who despair of ever finding a…
In major ruling, San Diego judge says Instacart will flunk AB 5 contractor test
From today’s San Diego Union-Tribune: A San Diego Superior Court judge has ruled that Instacart is likely misclassifying some of its workers as contractors — when the law requires they…
Enjoy The Extra Day Off! More Bosses Give 4-Day Workweek A Try
From NPR News Online: Companies around the world are embracing what might seem like a radical idea: a four-day workweek. The concept is gaining ground in places as varied as…
Stacey Abrams Spearheads ‘Fair Fight,’ A Campaign Against Voter Suppression
From today’s NPR News Online: A few dozen volunteers are spending a Saturday morning in a hotel conference room in Macon, Ga., for a boot camp of sorts on fighting…
The Great Google Revolt
From today’s New York Times: Laurence Berland had just gotten out of the subway in New York, some 3,000 miles from his desk in San Francisco, when he learned that…
Trump says Roger Stone has ‘very good chance of exoneration’ after sentencing
From today’s NBC News Online: President Donald Trump said his former adviser Roger Stone has “a very good chance of exoneration,” hours after the GOP operative was sentenced to 40…
Florida loses appeals court ruling on felon voting law ahead of 2020 elections
From Politico News: A legal and political battle over voting rights in Florida reached another milestone on Wednesday when a federal appeals court ruled that a law limiting the voting…
Kickstarter Employees Vote to Unionize in a Big Step for Tech Workers
From today’s New York Times: Employees at the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter voted on Tuesday to unionize, the first well-known technology company to take the step toward being represented by organized…
North Dakota, Sioux tribes to settle voter ID lawsuit against vote suppression
From today’s NBC News Online: In the weeks leading up to the 2018 midterm election, Native American groups in North Dakota scrambled to help thousands of tribal citizens obtain a…
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Philadelphia in works to set up agency to protect worker rights in the city
From today’s Philadelphia Inquirer: The Philadelphia City Council unanimously approved a bill Thursday that would all but ensure the creation of a permanent city agency dedicated to enforcing the numerous…