On Tuesday, taxi drivers held a vigil to remember a livery car driver who had committed suicide outside the gates of City Hall Monday. Douglas … People are going deeper and deeper into poverty in this gig economyRead more
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Living Paycheck to Paycheck is a Way of Life for Majority of U.S. Workers
Do you countdown to payday? You’re not alone. More than three-quarters of workers (78 percent) are living paycheck-to-paycheck to make ends meet — up from … Living Paycheck to Paycheck is a Way of Life for Majority of U.S. WorkersRead more
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Millennials are Unionizing in Record Numbers
According to the Economic Policy Institute, a liberal think tank, 76 percent of new union members in 2017 were younger than 35. Last week, the … Millennials are Unionizing in Record NumbersRead more
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Paycheck-to-Paycheck way of life
If you’re working like crazy and still just squeaking by, you might be relieved to learn you are far from alone. A couple of months … Paycheck-to-Paycheck way of lifeRead more
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The Internet Is Enabling a New Kind of Poorly Paid Hell
Technology has helped rid the American economy of many of the routine, physical, low-paid jobs that characterized the workplace of the last century. Gone are … The Internet Is Enabling a New Kind of Poorly Paid HellRead more
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NYC Livery Driver Commits Suicide at City Hall, Blaming Uber & Politicians for Financial Ruin
in the United States, New York City taxi drivers held a vigil on Tuesday to honor livery car driver Douglas Schifter, who killed himself in … NYC Livery Driver Commits Suicide at City Hall, Blaming Uber & Politicians for Financial RuinRead more
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Seven in 10 UK workers are ‘chronically broke’
Economic insecurity has become the “new normal” in the UK with at least 70% of the UK’s working population “chronically broke”, according to a study … Seven in 10 UK workers are ‘chronically broke’Read more
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Way of Life for Majority of U.S. Workers
– 78 percent of U.S. workers live paycheck to paycheck to make ends meet – Nearly one in 10 workers making $100,000+ live paycheck to … Way of Life for Majority of U.S. WorkersRead more
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Bangladeshi teachers end “fast-unto-death”
Several thousand Bangladeshi teachers, who began a “fast-unto-death” on December 31 at the National Press Club in the capital of Dhaka, called off their protest … Bangladeshi teachers end “fast-unto-death”Read more
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Working class protest, popular revolt and urban insurrection in Argentina
https://libcom.org/files/images/history/imgp3062.jpg Study of the 1969 uprising in the Argentine city of Cordoba, known as the Cordobazo, which saw students and workers rise up against the … Working class protest, popular revolt and urban insurrection in ArgentinaRead more