Worker cooperatives can sometimes sound too good to be true: a business owned and controlled by its workers, who each usually get an equal share … Tripling the Number of Worker CooperativesRead more
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Fed-Up Uber Drivers
A disruptive smartphone app turned Uber into a $50 billion global juggernaut. Now a group of disgruntled Uber drivers, with the help of their own … Fed-Up Uber DriversRead more
Posted inEconomics / Textile / ToMl / Worker
We cannot talk about it
Up to 80% of garment workers in Bangalore, India, are believed to be migrant workers. Many don’t speak the local language and struggle to find … We cannot talk about itRead more
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US Workers Sue Monsanto
United States farm workers are suing Monsanto. The two lawsuits have been filed on the basis that Monsanto’s herbicide, Roundup, has caused their cancers and … US Workers Sue MonsantoRead more
Posted inEconomics / France / News / Protest / Worker
150,000 Protest Proposed Labor Reforms
In France, as many as 150,000 students and union members participated in mass protests across the country over the government’s proposed labor reforms, which would … 150,000 Protest Proposed Labor ReformsRead more
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Sharing economy is harming workers
In this holiday season it’s especially appropriate to acknowledge how many Americans don’t have steady work. The so-called “share economy” includes independent contractors, temporary workers, … Sharing economy is harming workersRead more
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Bangladeshi Workers Struggle Against Climate of Fear, Intimidation
The deadly collapse of Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza factory building may have sparked a flurry of fire and building-safety reforms, but garment workers continue to struggle … Bangladeshi Workers Struggle Against Climate of Fear, IntimidationRead more
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America’s Unofficial Religion
