How Trump’s Trade Policies Failed American Workers
Both of the trade deals Trump produced so far—the original United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and the “phase one” agreement with China—failed American workers. The post How Trump’s Trade...
View ArticleTrump: Waitress Who Makes $2.13 An Hour Is ‘Overpaid’
“Our wages are too high. Everything is too high,” Trump said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. “Having a low minimum wage is not a bad thing for this country.” The post Trump: Waitress Who Makes $2.13 An Hour Is...
View ArticleNew Economic Study Finds ‘Deaths Of Despair’ Among American Workers
Leonhardt and Thompson note that Case and Deaton’s research on “deaths of despair,” first published in 2015, found that “many white working-class Americans in their forties and fifties were dying of...
View ArticleFederal Agencies Are Failing Front-Line Health Workers
While the Trump administration fiddles, hundreds of health care workers already are quarantined because of possible exposure to COVID-19. The post Federal Agencies Are Failing Front-Line Health Workers...
View ArticleFormer Trump Adviser Hassett Predicts “A Million Jobs” Lost
Hassett was speaking about how social distancing measures being put into place to stop the spread of the virus will cause the American economy to plummet, with job losses possibly reaching 1 million or...
View ArticleIn Crisis, We’re Rediscovering America’s Hardest Job
It may be time for us Americans, beginning with parents, to recognize just how demanding, difficult and indispensable the work of the public school teacher is and that a school teacher deserves to be...
View ArticleGOP Loves To Bail Out Corporations, Not Workers
The Grand Old Poohbahs act as if unemployment benefits are generous support payments that would allow laid-off workers to enjoy lobster dinners and trips to the day spa. The post GOP Loves To Bail Out...
View ArticleReal Unemployment Data Is Surely Worse Than Latest Report
The 3.5 percent unemployment rate before the coronavirus-fueled pandemic erupted may reach 20 percent by the scourge’s end. The post Real Unemployment Data Is Surely Worse Than Latest Report appeared...
View Article‘Essential’ Workers At Amazon And Walmart Protest Unsafe Conditions
Frontline retail workers at Amazon and Walmart forced to work without the benefit of face masks, gloves or hand sanitizer are already afraid they are being exposed to COVID-19. The post ‘Essential’...
View ArticleAmazon, Instacart Workers Strike Over COVID-19 Safety Issues
Workers at a Staten Island warehouse run by Amazon, the parent company of Whole Foods, went on strike briefly Monday The post Amazon, Instacart Workers Strike Over COVID-19 Safety Issues appeared first...
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