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Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Poverty. They’re Not.

September 11, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: U.S. unemployment is down and jobs are going unfilled. But for people without much education, the real question is, Do those jobs pay enough to…

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In victory for unions, judge overturns key parts of Trump executive orders

August 25, 2018 Editor

From today’s Washington Post: A federal judge late Friday dealt a victory to federal employees and the unions that represent them, invalidating overnight key provisions of a series of Trump…

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Missouri voters blocked the state’s ‘right-to-work’ law in perhaps the biggest electoral stunner of the night

August 9, 2018 Editor

From today’s Business Insider: Missouri voters on Tuesday struck down a right-to-work law by a resounding margin, representing a huge victory to the organized labor movement and a decisive blow…

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Disneyland reaches a tentative contract settlement with workers, ending a heated battle that lasted months

July 24, 2018 Editor

From today’s Los Angeles Times: Walt Disney Co. reached a tentative settlement Monday with four unions at the Disneyland Resort, putting an end to a contentious dispute that attracted the…

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Supreme Court delivers blow to organized labor in fees dispute

June 29, 2018 Editor

From Reuter’s News Service: The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt a big blow to organized labor, ruling that non-members cannot be forced in certain states to pay fees to…

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Trump Changes Executive Regulations to Ease the Firing of Federal Workers

May 29, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: Seizing on a longtime ambition of many Republicans, President Trump on Friday overhauled rules affecting at least two million federal workers, making it easier to…

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SCOTUS Upholds Workplace Arbitration Contracts Barring Class Actions

May 21, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that companies can use arbitration clauses in employment contracts to prohibit workers from banding together to take legal action…

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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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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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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…