Tickets are now on sale for our farewell tour, Pop-Up Magazine: One More Time! We're coming together to celebrate an unforgettable run and share one last performance. Join us in Oakland, LA, and NYC. https://t.co/qizjeCv2r9
As you go to work today realize that millions of Americans would do anything to be in your shoes. We teamed up with news organizations across America to capture joblessness in 2020. Please take a few minutes to read. https://t.co/IHF3DV08ld
In less than 42 hours, the Trump administration is shutting down https://t.co/5J6euwR8rz.
Your household can get counted in the #2020Census at https://t.co/5J6euwR8rz until 11:59 p.m. Hawaii time on Oct. 15 because the Supreme Court issued this yesterday:
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New: There are now 123 front-line workers in the Capitol complex who have have tested positive—or are presumed positive—for COVID-19, according to House Admin GOP Spokesperson Ashley Phelps.
Story coming.
Ok but what human wants to be called a “computing resource” and described as (not just made to feel) “invisible”? | This CEO just got millions of dollars in funding to help you automate the most boring and mundane parts of your life https://t.co/rKbFysGndF via @businessinsider
From #JPMCInstitute, earnings in the transportation sector have fallen by 1/2 over past 5 years, from an avg of $1,469 during active months of work in 2013 to $783 in 2017. Not necessarily lower wages (could be fewer hours worked) but worthy of concern/further exploration.
In the 10 yrs that CA has offered independent contractors to access #paidfamilyleave, only 413 people have accessed this benefit (!) As we build toward national paid leave, let's make sure state programs work for all workers. New report from @PaidLeaveUS https://t.co/kMAjEs0x9w
As many of us grapple with future-focused recommendations on labor policy, we should spend more time thinking about protections for workers in the path of climate catastrophes.
U.S. unemployment is down and jobs are going unfilled. But America’s tremendous economic growth has not led to broad social uplift. Instead, workers are being shut out of the profits they are helping to generate. https://t.co/mLIqcoP4qK
How can we improve the financial health of independent workers? Join us on 9/12 to hear @Yukinoguchi@ProfessorMcTax@dsmitch28 @DukeChang23 @kjahani and @BaileySarahK discuss innovative solutions to address challenges facing independent workers. RSVP: https://t.co/PK3S1nhAZR
"A tale of two gig economies" - new research from Gallup illustrates the difference in experience between the empowered self-employed and the precarious worker (worker descriptions mine, not Gallup's) https://t.co/7oSQpLAElc
Inside Google’s shadow workforce: About half of Google’s workers are contractors who don’t receive the same benefits as direct employees https://t.co/QHOaoMQWlP via @technology
"What system of social and economic benefits would we create — if we were starting from scratch — to enable all working people to live lives of dignity, abundance, and opportunity?" Clear, accessible wisdom from @crojasphd and @rachelschneider https://t.co/fPb6VsMNIU
New from @Sara_Horowitz and @freelancersu - Trupo, freelancer-friendly disability insurance to help gig economy folks weather accident or illness https://t.co/EBtB9PZ0u9