This workplace perk could make it easier to save for emergencies
From today’s CNBC News: If your car breaks down or you get sick, do you have enough money saved to cover the unexpected expense? If you’re like many Americans, the…
LAUSD teachers union and school district reach tentative deal to end strike
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Los Angeles teachers are poised to end their first strike in 30 years after union leaders reached a tentative deal Tuesday with the L.A. Unified…
Thousands of Furloughed Federal Workers File for Unemployment Benefits
From today’s New York Times: On the second day of the year, Danielle Miller gave up on the federal government. Furloughed from her Internal Revenue Service job near Cincinnati and…
First teachers’ strike in 30 years leaves half a million L.A. students in limbo
From today’s Los Angeles Times: With umbrellas in one hand and picket signs in the other, Los Angeles teachers braved cold, drizzly weather Monday morning as they walked off the…
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Interactive Map: Government Shutdown Is Affecting Federal Workers in All States
From today’s New York Times: About 800,000 federal workers are furloughed or working without pay across the country because of the government shutdown, many of them concentrated in the West.…
No agreement to avert L.A. teachers’ strike after a long day of bargaining
From today’s Los Angeles Times: A last-ditch bargaining effort to avert a Los Angeles teachers’ strike fell short Monday, although the two sides have agreed to meet again on Wednesday…
Pence and Cabinet Members Are Due a Raise, as Federal Workers Go Unpaid
From today’s New York Times Vice President Mike Pence, members of the cabinet and other high-ranking political appointees in the Trump administration are positioned to receive a pay bump of…
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L.A. teachers set to strike Jan. 10. Union says it has no plans for more negotiating
From today’s Los Angeles Times: A labor agreement is not the only thing dividing the Los Angeles Unified School District and its teachers. One missing element crucial to coming together…
New Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Remedy Decades of Injustice
From The Nation Magazine: There are about 2 million domestic workers in the country, a workforce that is only growing larger as baby boomers age and millennials have children. But…
G.M. to Idle Plants, Cutting Thousands of Jobs in North America as Sales Slow
From today’s New York Times: General Motors announced Monday that it planned to idle five factories in North America and cut roughly 14,000 jobs in a bid to trim costs.…