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While on the campaign trail in 2022, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made it clear he wanted to take on gig work platforms. “We’re not against someone working …
Brazil’s politicians, unions, and workers can’t agree on how to protect gig labor Read More
After working more than 1,000 days without a contract, more than 200 unionized NBC NewsDigitalworkers on Thursday launched a 24-hour walkout to protest the media giant’s ongoing “unfair labor practices,” including …
‘Stop Union-Busting’: After 1,000+ Days Without Contract, NBC News Workers Walk Out Read More
Guy Dauncey reviews Can’t We Just Print More Money? Economics in Ten Simple Questions, by Rupal Patel and Jack Meaning, Bank of England. Two economists from the Bank of England …
The Bank of England’s deceptive guide to economics Read More
Two years after its initiative to ease collective bargaining for self-employed workers, the European Commission published new guidelines to allow collective bargaining for solo self-employed people under EU competition rules. …
EU Commission allows collective bargaining for solo self-employed Read More
Anyone going on a UK break this month would do well to book pubs and restaurants well in advance, said The Sunday Times – and even if they get a table, they …
Labour shortages: the ‘most urgent problem’ facing the UK economy right now Read More
Early last year, after winding down a long-term work contract in Hong Kong and relocating to England, for the first time in 20 years, I found myself with plenty of …
The Great Resignation has morphed into the Great Sabbatical Read More
“You could see what was coming… and it was like your worst nightmare. Because you felt like, oh my God, I’ve never seen anything like this before,” says Eileen Chubb, …
Europe’s elderly care problem Read More
For years, Amazon employees have fought for unions and been quashed by their powerful employer. At last, they are poised to succeed. On Friday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), …
Facing aggressive pushback, Amazon workers to vote on forming the company’s first American union Read More
From the publisher: Unions face a once in a generation opportunity for renewal. Decades of decline have been compounded by a global elite who increasingly generate profit from financial engineering in ways …
Unions Renewed Read More
“This is an emergency,” one woman says in Spanish. “They’re keeping us here without masks, without antibacterial gel.” Another woman holds up a sign: “#No-Antibacterial. #SOS.” Then another in an …
How Immigrant Essential Workers Are Finding Support During COVID-19 Read More