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The Labor Prospect: Is There An On-Demandate?
Seattle votes to let Uber and Lyft drivers unionize, Black Lives Matter targets police contracts, and the White House comes out strongly for the Cadillac Tax.Â
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A Safety Net for On-Demand Workers?
A new paper suggests how to better regulate the gig economy, but the plan may only reinforce its worst abuses.
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The Labor Prospect: Southern Struggles
VW workers vote to unionize in Tennessee, right-to-work falls through in Ohio, and the NLRB takes on labor violations at Nissan.Â
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The Labor Prospect: Right-to-Work Whack-a-Mole
RTW gains momentum, SEIU endorses Hillary, and Seattle moves toward stronger enforcement of $15.Â
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Employer Political Coercion: A Growing Threat
Since Citizens United, companies can legally require workers to participate in politics—and fire them if they refuse.
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The Labor Prospect: Gig Economy Skeptics
Clinton doubles down on $12, postal workers want Sanders, and why the gig economy may not be as big a deal as you think.Â
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Casino Capitalism, Part II
In olden times, when you read about the Nevada Gaming Commission looking into the ownership of Las Vegas casinos, the story was always about the commissioners sniffing around for evidence of organized crime’s hidden interests. As anyone who’s watched Martin Scorsese’s Casino (which sticks fairly close to Vegas’s actual history) can attest, the Mafia families […]
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The Labor Prospect: Trading Promises
Obama touts the TPP, union endorsements favor Clinton, and Fight for 15 plans its biggest strike ever.Â
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Labor and Climate Groups Blast TPP as Full Text is Released
The United States Trade Representative released the full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership today, one month after negotiators finalized the massive 12-nation pact in Atlanta. The release kicks off a 90-day window before President Obama can sign the deal and turn it over to Congress for approval. In a statement released today on Medium, Obama […]
