Who Counts As Black In Voting Maps? Louisiana GOP Wants To Narrow It
From today’s NPR News: Who counts as Black? The thorny question has quietly found its way before the U.S. Supreme Court again, ensnared in a major legal battle over the…
Wells Fargo Targeted for ‘Alarming Pattern’ of Zelle Fraud
From today’s New York Times: Fraud on Zelle, the instant-payments system owned by seven of the nation’s biggest banks, has been rising in the past year, leaving hundreds of thousands…
Biden Proposal Could Lead to Employee Status for Gig Workers
From today’s New York Times: The Labor Department on Tuesday unveiled a proposal that would make it more likely for millions of janitors, home-care and construction workers and gig drivers…
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Illinois’ Workers Rights Amendment Good For Public Budgets
From today’s Chicago Sun-Times; While there has been major progress in recent years, there’s no doubt that more needs to be done to improve public budgets in Illinois. Research shows…
SCOTUS Hears Alabama Voting Rights Case
From today’s Reuters News: The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic toward Alabama in the state’s defense of a Republican-drawn electoral map faulted by judges for diluting…
The Rise of the Worker Productivity Score
From today’s New York Times: A FEW YEARS AGO, Carol Kraemer, a longtime finance executive, took a new job. Her title, senior vice president, was impressive. The compensation was excellent:…
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Will Illinois Workers’ Rights Amendment would Empower Workers But Cost State?
From today’s CBS Chicago Online: You may be hearing some talk about a so-called Workers’ Rights Amendment on the November ballot in Illinois. But what does it actually do? CBS…
Why Work Feels Dysfunctional Right Now: A Psychologist, Labor Expert, and CEO Debate
From today’s CBNC News: Dysfunction in the Covid-era workforce has reached a fever pitch. If you’ve talked to anyone about work in the last month, you’ve probably discussed quiet quitting…
Railroad Labor Unions Threaten To Strike Over Quality Of Life Shortcomings In New Contract
From today’s CNBC Online: Two of the largest railroad unions in negotiations with railroad carriers have drawn a line in the sand: They are demanding more quality-of-life provisions be put…
Michigan Supreme Court Ruling Puts Voting Rights Proposal on Nov. 8 Ballot
From today’s Detroit News: The Michigan Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a proposal onto the Nov. 8 ballot that seeks to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, a highly…