Climate and Labor Rights Protesters Attempt to Block APEC Entrances
From today’s NBC Bay Area News: While President Joe Biden was on his way to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday morning at the Filoli estate in Woodside, protesters…
Will Remote Work Make It Easier To Outsource White-Collar Jobs?
From today’s Washington Post: When offshoring methodically disemboweled the Rust Belt, white-collar Americans thrived, free to enjoy the spoils of globalization safe in the knowledge that their jobs could not…
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Uber Must Overhaul Business Model in U.K. after High Court’s Ruling
From today’s The Guardian: Uber will be forced to change its business model in London to contract directly with passengers who book, after a high court ruling that will affect…
Facebook settles federal lawsuit over allegations it favored foreign workers
From today’s NPR News Online: Facebook is paying a $4.75 million fine and up to $9.5 million to eligible victims to resolve the Justice Department’s allegations that it discriminated against…
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…
J-1 Visa Recipients Stuck in US during Pandemic Are Demanding Their Rights
From today’s The Nation Magazine Online: By mid-March, Mars was starting to worry. The 27-year-old was living and working in Little Rock, Ark., where the mayor had just imposed a…
As L.A. ports automate, some workers are cheering on the robots
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Day after day, Walter Diaz, an immigrant truck driver from El Salvador, steers his 18-wheeler toward the giant ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.…
Machines May Not Take Your Job, but One Could Become Your Boss
From today’s New York Times: When Conor Sprouls, a customer service representative in the call center of the insurance giant MetLife talks to a customer over the phone, he keeps…
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Tariffs Imperil Workers in South Carolina, Deep in the Heart of Trump Country
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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Robots or Job Training: Manufacturers Struggle to Improve Economic Fortunes
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…