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Is the Gig Economy Working?—For Some, But Not For Most Workers

May 20, 2017 Editor

From this month’s The New Yorker magazine by Nathan Heller: The American workplace is both a seat of national identity and a site of chronic upheaval and shame. The industry…

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U.S. Senate votes to block California-led effort on retirement security for low-income workers

May 4, 2017 Editor

From today’s LA Times by Evan Halper A pioneering, California-led effort to create retirement security for low-income workers has been thrown into jeopardy after the U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to…

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Don’t believe economic lies that Trump peddles this election

August 8, 2016 Editor

From today’s NYT article on Trump’s economic policy speech: “But the economic agenda Mr. Trump described included many traditionally Republican policies that offer little to no direct benefit to working-class…

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Cal State Faculty Unions protest Chancellor Tim White’s campus visits, prepare themselves for strike

January 19, 2016 Editor

Hundreds of thousands of Cal State students will not have to worry about their professors going out on strike after the union representing faculty members failed to authorize a work…

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On MLK Day, Wisdom about Work

January 18, 2016 Editor

“No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.

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Strong Unions, Strong Democracy

January 14, 2016 Editor

From yesterday’s New York Times “Opinion” by By Richard Kahlenberg IF the questions that came up during oral argument in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association on Monday are any guide,…

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The Great Wage Slowdown of the 21st Century

October 7, 2014 Editor

From today’s NYT “UpShot” Blog by David Leonhardt: American workers have been receiving meager pay increases for so long now that it’s reasonable to talk in sweeping terms about the…

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Summer Job Isn’t What It Used to Be

September 10, 2014 Editor

From NYT “OpTalk” Blog, September 9, 2014 by Anna Altman: Once upon a time, hard-working high school students who took a summer job or worked part-time during the school year…

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Wages for Housework?

September 10, 2014 Editor

From today’s NYT “Room For Debate” Blog: Housework is a necessary labor for families, but it is largely unpaid, except when others are hired to do it. Families may pay…

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Fast-food protests: Dozens of workers are arrested in strike for higher pay

September 8, 2014 Editor

From LA Times September 4 by Shal Li, Tina Susman, and Tony Perry. Dozens of fast-food workers from Los Angeles to Manhattan were arrested as they escalated a fight for…