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Tariffs Imperil Workers in South Carolina, Deep in the Heart of Trump Country

July 19, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: In the middle of David Britt’s campaign to get BMW to put a car factory here, a man grabbed him by the tie while he…

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Breaking: Uber Is Target of Sex Discrimination Inquiry by EEOC

July 17, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: Federal officials are investigating allegations that Uber discriminated against women in hiring and pay, another federal inquiry into a company that has been rocked by…

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In #MeToo Era Companies Embrace Rolling Background Checks at Work

July 16, 2018 Editor

From today’s Bloomberg News Service: Jay Cradeur takes pride in his 4.9 driver rating on Uber Technologies Inc.’s five-star scale and the almost 19,000 rides he’s given in the capital…

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Record numbers of folks age 85+ are working. Here’s what they’re doing.

July 14, 2018 Editor

From today’s Washington Post: Seventy may be the new 60, and 80 may be the new 70, but 85 is still pretty old to work in America. Yet in some…

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Robots or Job Training: Manufacturers Struggle to Improve Economic Fortunes

June 27, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: For Anthony Nighswander, rock-bottom unemployment is both a headache and an opportunity. For businesses and workers, it could be the key to reversing one of…

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White House proposes merging Labor and Education into one agency

June 25, 2018 Editor

From today’s Washington Post: The White House on Thursday will propose merging the Education and Labor departments into one federal agency, the centerpiece of a plan to remake a bureaucracy…

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Democrats’ Next Big Thing: Government-Guaranteed Jobs

May 22, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: Prominent Democrats — stung by their eroding support from working-class voters but buoyed by the deficit-be-damned approach of ruling Republicans — are embracing a big…

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SCOTUS Upholds Workplace Arbitration Contracts Barring Class Actions

May 21, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that companies can use arbitration clauses in employment contracts to prohibit workers from banding together to take legal action…

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Opinion: When Companies Supersize, Paychecks of Workers Shrink

May 14, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: Anyone with a cellphone should have paid attention to the big merger news on April 29: T-Mobile and Sprint announced their intention to tie the…

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Massive UC workers’ strike disrupts dining, classes and medical services

May 9, 2018 Editor

From today’s Los Angeles Times: A massive labor strike across the University of California on Monday forced medical centers to reschedule more than 12,000 surgeries, cancer treatments and appointments, and…