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Opinion: You Call It the Gig Economy, but California Calls It “Feudalism”

September 12, 2019 Editor

From today’s New York Times: Labor leaders cheered in the balcony and lawmakers embraced on the floor of the California Senate on Tuesday as it passed a landmark measure that…

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Sweeping bill rewriting California employment law sent to Gov. Newsom

September 12, 2019 Editor

From today’s Los Angeles Times: California lawmakers rewrote the rules of employment across a wide swath of industries Wednesday in legislation that could grant hundreds of thousands of workers new…

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A California bill that would ban forced arbitration heads to Gov. Newsom

September 5, 2019 Editor

From today’s Los Angeles Times: When companies in California tell job candidates they have to give up their right to sue the company for most disputes, a bill headed to…

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Astronauts Celebrate Labor Day 2019 On International Space Station

September 3, 2019 Editor

From Space.com Online News: American astronauts on the International Space Station are starting this week with a day off today (Sept. 2) to mark the U.S. Labor Day holiday on…

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We Talked to the Lawyer Fighting for the Right to Be Trans at Work

August 29, 2019 Editor

From today’s Vice Media: At this point, many Americans are familiar with what happened to Aimee Stephens: For years, she was a valued employee at a funeral home. Then, in…

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The American Economy Is Creating a National Identity Crisis for Workers

August 28, 2019 Editor

From today’s New York Times: Europeans often describe the United States as a great place to buy stuff but a terrible place to work. They understand the appeal of our…

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State of the Unions: What happened to America’s labor movement?

August 21, 2019 Editor

From today’s New Yorker Magazine: Do you have rights at work? Franklin Delano Roosevelt thought you did. In 1936, while trying to haul America’s economy out of the bog that…

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Groups slam new Trump rule allowing federal contractors to bar LGBT workers

August 16, 2019 Editor

From today’s CBS News Online: In its latest rollback of key safeguards for LGBTQ civil rights, the Trump administration intends to remove nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people by adding religious…

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What to Do at Work When You Feel Uninspired

August 13, 2019 Editor

From today’s New York Times: It’s an inevitable part of having a job: At some point we all feel a little uninspired. Maybe you’re not crazy about a new project,…

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Yes, America Is Rigged Against Workers

August 6, 2019 Editor

From today’s New York Times: The United States is the only advanced industrial nation that doesn’t have national laws guaranteeing paid maternity leave. It is also the only advanced economy…