Even as Republicans claim majority support from working-class voters, the pattern of their furloughs during the current government shutdown makes clear that this support is in no way reciprocated. While almost all the employees at the Treasury Department are still on the job (albeit working without pay), a bare 17 of the 1,270 employees in the Labor […]
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Half a Win for Uber and Lyft Drivers
Today on TAP: In California, the ride-hailing companies agree to unions—for a price.
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Construction Bosses Are Using Elaborate Schemes to Harm Workers
Specialty contractors and labor brokers are among the participants reducing their own labor costs by burdening workers unfairly.
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The ‘Pro-Worker’ Portable Benefits Scam
Big Tech app companies want to evade employment law, and they’re hoping Republicans will help.
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Massachusetts Ballot Measure Criticized for Creating Gig Worker ‘Company Unions’
Uber and Lyft are not opposing Question 3, which would give some bargaining rights to drivers but keep them as independent contractors without full labor protections.
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Billionaire Pohlad Family Accused of Using Anti-Worker Construction Contractors
The Minneapolis-based developer has not done enough to ensure good labor practices throughout its supply chain, critics say.
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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.’
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Lawsuit Alleges Chicken Farmer Misclassification
A class action case charges that chicken farmers are so beholden to middlemen that they are effectively employees of the company.
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The Memo Writer
Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, has outlined an agenda that would transform the American workplace.
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Is Washington State About to Deprive Its Gig Drivers of Basic Rights?
A bill quietly sailing through the legislature could do just that.