On Labor Day and Your Day Off, Learn About the Work of Others
From today’s New York Times: For roughly five years, The New York Times has profiled people with a variety of jobs in its Vocations column. Some of those jobs are…
Why You Should Tell Your Co-Workers How Much Money You Make
From today’s New York Times: So how much do you make? It’s a loaded, deeply personal and often uncomfortable question. Along with our weight and age, our salary is a…
In victory for unions, judge overturns key parts of Trump executive orders
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…
The Wrong Way to Do Paid Family Leave
From today’s New York Times: Senator Marco Rubio just made a small bit of history: He became the first of his party to put forward a national paid family leave…
#WorkRights
American economy
fair wages
income inequality
labor market
wage stagnation
wages
worker rights
In America, wage growth is getting wiped out entirely by inflation
From today’s Washington Post: Rising prices have erased U.S. workers’ meager wage gains, the latest sign strong economic growth has not translated into greater prosperity for the middle class and…
Missouri voters blocked the state’s ‘right-to-work’ law in perhaps the biggest electoral stunner of the night
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…
#WorkRights
American economy
corporate governance
economics
financial corruption
income inequality
political corruption
Trumpism
worker rights
‘Eye-popping’ payouts for CEOs follow Trump’s tax cuts, while wages stagnate
From today’s Politico “Finance and Tax” Series: Some of the biggest winners from President Donald Trump’s new tax law are corporate executives who have reaped gains as their companies buy…
#ConsumerRights
#WorkRights
American economy
consumer protection
economics
financial corruption
labor market
worker rights
‘Too Little Too Late’: Bankruptcy Booms Among Older Americans
From today’s New York Times: For a rapidly growing share of older Americans, traditional ideas about life in retirement are being upended by a dismal reality: bankruptcy. The signs of…
Employers Are Finally Ready to Talk About How Much They Pay
From today’s Bloomberg News: Up until last week, none of the 170 employees working at Verve, a marketing company, knew what anyone else made. Now, everyone’s salary is listed on…
Drive Against Gerrymandering Finds New Life in Ballot Initiatives
From today’s New York Times: The movement to take politics out of setting legislative district boundaries seemed to suffer a grievous, and perhaps even mortal, blow this spring when the…