Opinion: Treating Workers Fairly at Rent the Runway
From today’s New York Times: I am ashamed to say that until recently I was part of the majority: I am the chief executive of a company that gave different…
California’s top court makes it more difficult for employers to classify workers as independent contractors
From today’s Los Angeles Times: In a ruling that could change the workplace status of people across the state, the California Supreme Court made it harder Monday for employers to…
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The Case for a Federal Jobs Guarantee
From the New York Times “Opinion” Section by Eric Loomis: Employment numbers may look solid now, but economists, physicists and industrial engineers all say that automation will, in the not-so-distant…
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Local: Jobs and work support could curtail LA’s stubborn homeless crisis
From today’s LA Times: Providing jobs and other aid to Los Angeles County residents soon after they land in the streets could help prevent 2,600 to 5,200 people a year…
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Public Servants Are Losing Their Foothold in the Middle Class
From today’s New York Times: The anxiety and seething anger that followed the disappearance of middle-income jobs in factory towns has helped reshape the American political map and topple longstanding…
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Teachers’ strikes: meet the leaders of the movement marching across America
From today’s The Guardian: When teachers in West Virginia went on strike in February, there was little indication that a swath of other states would follow suit. But that action…
The Cambridge Analytica-Facebook Scandal and the Coming Data Bust
From today’s New York Times: The queasy truth at the heart of Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, which is so far the company’s defining disgrace of 2018, is that its genesis…
Better Your Chance For Equal Pay – What You Need To Know Now
From today’s Forbes Magazine: The gender pay gap is the most entrenched barrier to equality women face. It seems so simple: equal pay for equal work. But the formula is…
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Breaking News: Kentucky teachers rally at State Capitol over state budget
From today’s LA Times: Thousands of Kentucky teachers filled the streets near the state Capitol in Frankfort on a cold, overcast Monday to rally for education funding. Teachers and other…
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Tariffs bad news for American economy, including workers and consumers
From today’s The Hill: There’s never a good time for tariffs. American workers and consumers will pay dearly for the Trump administration’s short-sighted action to protect an industry that shows…