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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…

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Opinion: Treating Workers Fairly at Rent the Runway

May 7, 2018 Editor

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…

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Striking teachers in Arizona win 19 percent raise and end walkout

May 3, 2018 Editor

From today’s Los Angeles Times: The Arizona governor signed a plan Thursday to give striking teachers a 19% pay raise, ending their five-day walkout after a dramatic all-night legislative session…

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California’s top court makes it more difficult for employers to classify workers as independent contractors

May 1, 2018 Editor

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

April 30, 2018 Editor

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

April 25, 2018 Editor

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

April 24, 2018 Editor

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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Better Your Chance For Equal Pay – What You Need To Know Now

April 11, 2018 Editor

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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Tariffs bad news for American economy, including workers and consumers

March 22, 2018 Editor

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…