Break down employment barriers with training, education programs
From today’s CalMatters Online: “You can’t have just one job in America,” says a gig worker in Los Angeles County, and “you could get replaced like this. ‘Say one wrong…
Target, Google and others are under pressure to dump the Chamber of Commerce over voting rights
From today’s CNN Online: Progressive activists are calling on Ford, Target, Google, Bank of America and other major companies that have pledged to support voting rights to cut ties with…
Dozen Megadonors Gave $3.4 Billion, One in Every 13 Dollars, Since 2009
From today’s New York Times: A dozen megadonors and their spouses contributed a combined $3.4 billion to federal candidates and political groups since 2009, accounting for nearly one out of…
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Fintechs Need Strong Consumer Protections, Diversity, Inclusion Asserts Key Congressman
From tdoay’s Forbes Magazine: Fintechs need to include strong consumer protections, diversity, and inclusion, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), chair of the House Financial Services Committee’s panel on consumer protection and…
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“An NDA Was Designed to Keep Me Quiet” – How Pinterest Undermines Equity in the Workplace
From today’s New York Times: Last March, I sat in a lawyer’s conference room and watched as my corporate account at Pinterest was suddenly shut off. For almost two years,…
Michigan’s big employers speak out against moves to restrict voting rights
From today’s Detroit Free Press: Michigan’s corporate leaders spoke out strongly Tuesday against GOP-sponsored legislation in the state Legislature that would place new restrictions on voting. The leaders of three-dozen…
Emergency meeting draws corporate leaders to discuss state voting laws
From today’s CBS News Online: More than 100 of the nation’s top corporate leaders met virtually on Saturday to discuss ways for companies to continue responding to the passage of…
Unionization Efforts by Amazon Workers Dealt a Blow After Alabama Vote
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Amazon workers at a giant Alabama warehouse have voted against unionizing, a significant blow to a months-long campaign that pitted union activists against one of…
Unions at The Ringer and Gimlet Media announce their first contracts
From today’s New York Times: Unions representing employees at two prominent podcasting companies owned by Spotify, the audiostreaming giant, announced Wednesday that they had ratified their first labor contracts. The…
With a Huge Victory, UK Uber Driver Moves on to Next Gig Worker Battlefront
From today’s Inequality.org: In recent weeks, courts in multiple countries have delivered huge victories for gig workers by establishing the principle that these workers are, in fact, employed by digital…