In New York, the business lobby resorts to apocalyptic ads to stop a ban on noncompete provisions.
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Posted inCivil Rights in America
How the March on Washington Changed the U.S.—and Me
Sixty years ago, the great march set me on a different path.
Posted inTAP
If You Stiff Your Workers, New Jersey Will Shut You Down
Today on TAP: The state’s labor department ordered 27 Boston Market outlets to stop work after they violated minimum-wage laws.
Posted inPolitics
Moving Past Neoliberalism Is a Policy Project
In order to test whether improving people’s lives can convince them to support Democrats, you have to, well, improve people’s lives.
Posted inWorking in America
We’re Number One! (Actually, 38 out of 38)
A new Oxfam survey on worker well-being compares us to the other advanced and semi-advanced economies. America remains exceptional-y bad.
Posted inWorking in America
Minnesota Prison Officials Seized $10,000 in Wages From Incarcerated Workers
Stillwater prison authorities gave 44 incarcerated workers a raise and then, months later, said they had to pay it back. The incarcerated workers say it’s wage theft.
Posted inWorking in America
New Process Gives Undocumented Workers Legal Status to Report Employer Abuse
Should scofflaw employers be allowed to weaponize immigration enforcement? The Department of Homeland Security says no.
Posted inWorking in America
Restoring Workers’ Freedoms
A recent proposal to ban noncompete agreements begins to reverse the erosion of worker power in America.
Posted inTAP
One More Pro-Worker Move From Biden
Today on TAP: The Labor Department says if you make your living driving for Uber, Lyft, or FedEx, you’re an employee, not an ‘independent contractor.’
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
The Magic Kingdom Is Tragic for Workers
A new film from Abigail Disney, granddaughter of the co-founder of The Walt Disney Company, takes a look at how workers have been crushed by a new corporate philosophy.