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Labor Secretary Says Gig Workers Should Be Converted to Employees

April 30, 2021 Editor

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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Break down employment barriers with training, education programs

April 23, 2021 Editor

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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With a Huge Victory, UK Uber Driver Moves on to Next Gig Worker Battlefront

April 7, 2021 Editor

From today’s Inequality.org: In recent weeks, courts in multiple countries have delivered huge victories for gig workers by establishing the principle that these workers are, in fact, employed by digital…

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Silicon Valley’s essential workers form new group to fight for work rights

April 1, 2021 Editor

From today’s San Jose Spotlight: A group of six essential workers and labor leaders stood in front of McDonnell Hall in San Jose Wednesday—the same church labor activist Cesar Chavez…

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The Unionization Vote at Amazon

March 17, 2021 Editor

From today’s New York Times: The most closely watched union election in recent history is underway in Alabama, where almost 6,000 workers at an Amazon warehouse near Birmingham are voting…

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Senators who voted against $15 minimum wage represent three-quarters of workers who would benefit

March 11, 2021 Editor

From today’s Business Insider: Of the 32 million workers who would receive a raise under a $15 minimum wage, 24 million are in states where senators voted against it, according…

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L.A. County approves ‘hero pay’ of $5 an hour for grocery store workers

February 25, 2021 Editor

From today’s Los Angeles Times: Hundreds of grocery store workers in unincorporated Los Angeles County will receive $5 an hour in hazard pay on top of their regular wages as…

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San Jose passes mandatory $3-an-hour pay raise for grocery workers

February 11, 2021 Editor

From today’s San Jose Mercury News: Thousands of San Jose grocery store workers will soon receive a $3-an-hour boost on their paychecks, as San Jose became the latest city to…

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OnlyFans: Jobless from the Pandemic, Selling Nudes Online and Still Struggling

January 13, 2021 Editor

From today’s New York Tiimes: Savannah Benavidez stopped working at her job as a medical biller in June to take care of her 2-year-old son after his day care shut…

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Unfair ratings cost some Instacart shoppers hundreds a week

December 21, 2020 Editor

From today’s New York Times: Bags of groceries don’t just vanish into thin air. But in case the laws of physics ceased to exist, Loreen Zahara does her due diligence.…