U.S. unions lodge first Mexico labor grievance under new NAFTA
From today’s Reuters Online: U.S. unions on Monday filed the first labor rights petition against Mexico under a new regional trade pact, vying to bring a complaint against an auto…
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Labor Secretary Says Gig Workers Should Be Converted to Employees
From today’s Forbes Magazine: President Joe Biden positioned himself as the champion of the American worker during his campaign, as well as an ardent proponent of unions. On Thursday, Biden’s…
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Fintechs Need Strong Consumer Protections, Diversity, Inclusion Asserts Key Congressman
From tdoay’s Forbes Magazine: Fintechs need to include strong consumer protections, diversity, and inclusion, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), chair of the House Financial Services Committee’s panel on consumer protection and…
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…
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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…
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.…
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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…
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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…
Op-Ed: The Work-From-Home Employee Bill of Rights Outlined in Seven Articles
From today’s ComputerWorld Online: Remote work became the new normal quickly as COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns came into force in spring 2020, and it’s clear that after the pandemic recedes, remote…