Tag:labor
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The Rapidly Growing Starbucks Union in Numbers
Based on current filings alone, the Starbucks Union is already on track to have 6,400 workers at 230 stores.
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Jobs Report: Employment Rate Ticks Down to 47.5%
Over 1.7 million workers became unemployed last month, 19 million in the last 12 months.
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Twenty Million People Became Unemployed Last Year
The jobs report gives a misleading understanding of unemployment.
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Social Democracy Is Not Built on Stimulus
Stimulus can only do so much until it runs its course.
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What’s the Point of the Rubio Company Union Bill?
The search for a working-class conservatism winds up in a familiar union-busting place.
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Why Is There a Labor Shortage?
Early retirements, migration, career reassessments, and childcare problems explain a lot.
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When McDonalds Came to Denmark
The story of why McDonalds pays Danish workers $22/hr.
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August Job Growth Was Twice as Fast in States That Retained UI
More evidence mounts against the unemployment benefit cuts.
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The Department of Labor Should Overhaul the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics Program
The current survey was designed for a single use: determining wages for guest worker visa programs. Yet occupational earnings data have a deeper origin and purpose in full-employment planning.
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Childcare Disruptions Remain a Recovery Bottleneck
Childcare disruptions are still way higher than before the pandemic.