Post-COVID, Americans Don’t Want to Return to Lousy Low Wage Jobs
From today’s New York Times: The hopes for a booming pandemic recovery — growth led by jobs gains in the millions every month — were dealt a blow in recent…
Fact Check: Federal law does not prevent states, businesses, employers from requiring COVID-19 vaccines
From USA Today: As millions of Americans continue to get vaccinated against COVID-19, some employers, colleges and businesses are weighing whether to make vaccination mandatory. A widely shared claim on…
A proposed California law, AB 257, could transform fast-food work for the better
From today’s Fortune Magazine: A new policy strategy emerging in California holds the potential to transform fast-food work from some of the lowest-paying jobs in the state into good jobs,…
Health Advocate or Big Brother? Companies Weigh Requiring Vaccines
From today’s New York Times: As American companies prepare to bring large numbers of workers back to the office in the coming months, executives are facing one of their most…
Biden administration blocks Trump-era rule affecting gig workers’ employment
From today’s Reuters News Service: The Biden administration on Wednesday blocked a Trump-era rule that would have made it easier to classify gig workers who work for companies like Uber…
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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…
Break down employment barriers with training, education programs
From today’s CalMatters Online: “You can’t have just one job in America,” says a gig worker in Los Angeles County, and “you could get replaced like this. ‘Say one wrong…
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“An NDA Was Designed to Keep Me Quiet” – How Pinterest Undermines Equity in the Workplace
From today’s New York Times: Last March, I sat in a lawyer’s conference room and watched as my corporate account at Pinterest was suddenly shut off. For almost two years,…
Unionization Efforts by Amazon Workers Dealt a Blow After Alabama Vote
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Amazon workers at a giant Alabama warehouse have voted against unionizing, a significant blow to a months-long campaign that pitted union activists against one of…
Unions at The Ringer and Gimlet Media announce their first contracts
From today’s New York Times: Unions representing employees at two prominent podcasting companies owned by Spotify, the audiostreaming giant, announced Wednesday that they had ratified their first labor contracts. The…