Women’s Gains in the Work Force Conceal a Problem
From today’s New York Times: American women have just achieved a significant milestone: They hold more payroll jobs than men. But this isn’t entirely good news for workers, whether they’re…
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With Poor People’s Campaign, Rev. Barber evokes comparisons to MLK
From today’s Charlotte Observer: When Democratic presidential candidates met for their final debate in Iowa, more than a hundred protesters gathered just outside on the snowy grounds of Drake University.…
Worker Centers Primed to Test “We’re-Not-Unions” Stance in Court
From today’s Bloomberg Law Online: An ongoing federal investigation in which regulators believe a Minneapolis nonprofit is a labor union rather than a worker center has created an existential crisis…
Appeals Court blocks purge of 200,000 voters from Wisconsin voter rolls
From today’s Washington Post: An appeals court has temporarily halted the purge of more than 200,000 people from Wisconsin’s voter rolls, in a case that set off a bitter fight…
The Gig Economy Is Coming for Jobs
From today’s New York Times: A few years ago, Adalberto Martín began to see some troubling changes at work. As a veteran member of the room service staff at Marriott’s…
Florida Faces Rocky Rollout To Restore Voting Rights For Convicted Felons
From NPR News Online: Florida passed an amendment in 2018, promising to restore voting rights for over a million Floridians with felony convictions. But that hope turned to confusion soon…
Major union launches campaign to organize video game and tech workers
From today’s Los Angeles Times: The last two years have witnessed a wave of walkouts, petitions and other workplace actions at video game and tech companies. But despite this swell…
Gag clauses for CA state workers, public employees violate free speech rights
From today’s Sacramento Bee: Employees at a California tax agency started to suspect something was up when a compliance officer emailed everyone a reminder not talk with the media one…
Pay Is Rising Fastest for Low Earners. One Reason? Minimum Wages.
From today’s New York Times: These days, wages in the United States are doing something extraordinary: They’re growing faster at the bottom than at the top. In fact, recent growth…
Data Privacy: What Californians can do about creepy data collection in 2020
From today’s The Mercury News: Starting New Year’s Day, Californians creeped out by the trove of personal data companies collect on their online shopping, searching and social media habits will…