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New York City
fromStreetsblog
7 hours ago

A 'Deliverista' Speaks: I Work for Instacart - And I Support the City's Minimum Pay Rate - Streetsblog New York City

Instacart grocery delivery workers earn below minimum wage and need a legislated minimum pay to cover living and operating costs.
World news
fromForbes
6 days ago

Why Right To Disconnect Laws Won't End The Endless Workday

Right-to-disconnect laws help limit after-hours contact, but effective work–life balance requires broader cultural, managerial, and structural changes beyond legal protections.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

He's brazenly anti-worker': US marks the first Labor Day under Trump 2.0

The Trump administration's second-term actions prioritize corporate interests and have rolled back worker protections, weakened unions, and harmed vulnerable workers' pay and safety.
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Has Trump kept his campaign promises to American workers? Here's what some say.

"Every policy of the Trump administration is designed to lift up the American worker, promote great-paying blue-collar jobs and to rebuild the industrial bedrock of our nation," Trump said at a meeting of his Cabinet last week. Many labor leaders could not disagree more. "By every measure, this has been the most hostile administration to workers in our lifetimes," AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler told me in an interview ahead of Labor Day.
US news
fromAbove the Law
1 week ago

Morning Docket: 08.29.25 - Above the Law

Trump takes a chainsaw to a bunch of federal unions. [ Bloomberg Law] Bar exam scores are sky high. [ Reuters] More petty Trumpian retribution: Kamala Harris's Secret Service detail nixed. [ Huffington Post] The legal fight over the abortion pill is ramping up in disturbing ways. [ Slate] Trump's approval rating is down, as it turns out Americans aren't a fan of military takeovers. [ The Hill]
US politics
World news
from24/7 Wall St.
2 weeks ago

This Country Offers More Than 40 Days Of Annual Statutory Paid Leave

Statutory paid leave policies vary globally, with some countries offering over eight weeks while the United States guarantees no paid leave or public holidays.
Tech industry
fromBenzinga
3 months ago

Kevin O'Leary Blasts Four-Day Workweek As The 'Stupidest Idea Ever' - Here's Why Mr Wonderful Thinks The Concept Doesn't Work In The Era Of Remote Work

Kevin O'Leary criticizes the concept of a shorter workweek despite support from other leaders who see AI enabling this possibility soon.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago

Germany's Merz to present agenda in first Bundestag address DW 05/14/2025

Chancellor Merz calls for a national effort to boost Germany's competitiveness, stressing efficiency over reduced working hours.
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

Trump's war on America's office elites

Trump's administration is challenging America's intellectual class while trying to revive manufacturing jobs.
There is growing animosity towards white-collar workers as a political strategy.
US politics
fromTruthout
4 months ago

Trump Quietly Took Away a Living Wage From Thousands of Federal Workers

Trump's rescind of Biden's wage increase impacts low-income federal contractors, potentially lowering wages for thousands.
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