Uber’s fares are made possible because the company is significantly underpaying its drivers, a new report argues. UberX drivers earn well below minimum wage once … Uber’s underpayment of drivers keeping it afloatRead more
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Teachers End Historic Strike in West Virginia with 5% Pay Raise for All State Workers
teachers in West Virginia celebrating on Wednesday after winning a 5 percent raise for all workers, as they chanted, “Who made history? We made history!” … Teachers End Historic Strike in West Virginia with 5% Pay Raise for All State WorkersRead more
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After Victorious Strike, W. Virginia Teacher Sends Message to Oklahoma Educators Poised to Walk Out
There has been a lot of organizing that’s been going on in Oklahoma right now. state has the lowest-paid teachers in the country. They started … After Victorious Strike, W. Virginia Teacher Sends Message to Oklahoma Educators Poised to Walk OutRead more
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West Virginia telecommunications workers continue strike, support teachers
More than 1,400 West Virginia Frontier Communications workers facing job cuts and corporate restructuring went on strike Sunday morning. The walkout began as more than … West Virginia telecommunications workers continue strike, support teachersRead more
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UK “gig economy” worker’s death tied to no sick pay, no sick leave
The tragic death of 53-year-old courier, Don Lane, underlines the terrible conditions workers face in the so-called “gig economy.” Lane, from Christchurch on the south … UK “gig economy” worker’s death tied to no sick pay, no sick leaveRead more
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Democratizing the Workplace through “Worker Self-Directed Enterprises”
Contemporary capitalism no longer “delivers the goods” (which is understood as a rising standard of real wages) to the majority of people. That classic defense … Democratizing the Workplace through “Worker Self-Directed Enterprises”Read more
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Removing the working class from the stage of history
During the Gilded Age, in the mere three decades from the close of the Civil War in 1865 to the late 1890s, the United States … Removing the working class from the stage of historyRead more