“Threatening workers who ask questions about how to protect themselves and their families is demeaning, dangerous and dumb,” the labor rights expert added.
Labor
The Death Of The Affordable Starter Home Has Been Creeping Up On Us Over The Last 2 Decades
The skew between affordable houses and high priced homes has gotten even worse over the last year amid a frantic pandemic-fueled housing market.
Debt Is Commonly Judged As A Personal Failure…Unless You Owe Millions, Of Course
“If you owe the bank $100, that’s your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that’s the bank’s problem.” -Industrialist J. Paul Getty
Steep Cuts In Unemployment Benefits Made People Much Poorer, But Didn’t Increase Job Rates At All
Only 26 states have implemented steep benefit cuts but the pandemic UI benefits will expire in all states on September 6 unless Congress acts.
Heat Has Killed Hundreds Of US Workers Over The Last Decade — And It’s Going to Get Worse
“We’ve seen that the costs of [non]compliance are so cheap,” Ellen Widess said. “It pays not to comply.”
Home Depot Threatened Employees For Their Support Of Black Lives Matter: NLRB Complaint
An unspecified Home Depot spokesperson claims in an email that the NLRB complaint “misrepresents” what had actually happened.
Dollar Store Forced To Close After All Of The Workers Quit Their $10 An Hour Job In Protest
“We couldn’t keep any cashiers hired because they only made $10 an hour and it definitely wasn’t worth the pay for everything we had to expect them to do,” Faeller said.
“A Hungry Dog Is An Obedient Dog” Laura Ingraham Guest Exposes The True Goal Of Capitalists
Capitalism has always required that the laboring classes be forced into circumstances in which they must work or starve.
CEO Pay Has Soared 1,322% Since 1978 But Typical Worker Pay Barely Rises 18% In The Same Time
“Exorbitant CEO pay is a major contributor to rising inequality that we could safely do away with.” -Lawrence Mishel and Jori Kandra, Economic Policy Institute.
California Restaurant Hires Robot To Help Out During Pandemic Server Shortage
“It is a lifesaver. You know, it helps us bring out all of the food,” Ana Ortiz said. “The table that is closest to the patio, I press ‘go’ and it will take it right out.”
