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Without no pay raise in years, Oklahoma Teachers Could Be the Next to Walk

March 21, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: When she woke up one morning last week, Tiffany Bell, a teacher at Hamilton Elementary School here, had $35 in her bank account. On take-home…

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Deadline Is Today in McDonald’s Labor Case That Could Affect Millions

March 19, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: The Trump appointee charged with enforcing federal labor rights is scrambling to head off a court ruling in a case against McDonald’s that could redefine…

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The Tipping Equation: At restaurants in America, servers calculate how far is too far, weighing harassment against wages

March 15, 2018 Editor

From the New York Times: The balancing act plays out every day in restaurants across America: Servers who rely on tips decide where to draw the line when a customer…

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Will Trump’s Tariffs Help or Hurt American Workers? Contrasting Views

March 13, 2018 Editor

From the New York Times: The Case for Trump’s Tariffs and ‘America First’ Economics By DANIEL McCARTHY In his campaign, Donald Trump stressed “America First” economic nationalism. But in his…

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Striking teachers descend on West Virginia’s Capitol to demand pay raises

March 5, 2018 Editor

From ABC News: Thousands of striking teachers descended on the West Virginia Capitol on Monday, forcing officials to briefly cut off access to the building six days after Gov. Jim…

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Disney Theme Park Workers Are Picketing for Better Pay as Profits Soar

March 1, 2018 Editor

From Fortune Magazine: Walt Disney Co. is finding itself in heated talks with union workers over pay and other issues as profits at the company’s theme-park division soar. Employees have…

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SCOTUS Hears Fiery Arguments In Case That Could Gut Public Sector Unions

February 28, 2018 Editor

From NPR News: The Supreme Court heard fiery arguments Monday in a case that could remove a key revenue stream for public sector unions. A sharply divided court could be…

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Title VII of Civil Rights Act Protects Gay Workers, Federal Appeals Court Rules

February 26, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: A federal appeals court in Manhattan ruled on Monday that federal civil rights law bars employers from discriminating based on sexual orientation. The case, which…

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People Want 3 Things from Work, But Most Firms Are Built Around Only One

February 20, 2018 Editor

From today’s Harvard Business Review: Strike up a conversation about work values, and it won’t be long before someone brings up a pyramid — a famous psychologist’s best-known theory. Abraham…

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Opinion: The ‘Manly’ Jobs Problem

February 11, 2018 Editor

From today’s New York Times: Insults, groping — even assault. That kind of sexual harassment came along with being one of the very few women on a construction site, in…