Tag Archives: Labor and Jobs

The New York Times 12:00 am on February 26, 2021
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How to Get Really Rich!

Getting into the right job is the key.

#a-republic-of-equals-a-manifesto-for-a-just-society-book, #doctors, #income, #inequality, #labor-and-jobs, #real-estate-and-housing-residential, #wages-and-salaries

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The New York Times 11:35 pm on February 25, 2021
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Teenage John Thune Earned $6 an Hour. That Would Be More Than $20 Today.

The senator objects to increasing the minimum wage. He’s taking the wrong lesson from his own experience.

#labor-and-jobs, #minimum-wage, #thune-john-r, #united-states, #wages-and-salaries

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The New York Times 3:42 pm on February 25, 2021
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New York City’s Arts and Recreation Employment Down 66%, Report Says

The New York State comptroller’s office details the effects of the pandemic’s devastation and says a full recovery would be made only with government assistance.

#coronavirus-reopenings, #culture-arts, #dancing, #dinapoli-thomas-p, #finances, #labor-and-jobs, #museums, #music, #new-york-city, #new-york-state, #politics-and-government, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #shutdowns-institutional, #theater, #theaters-buildings, #wages-and-salaries

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The New York Times 10:48 pm on February 24, 2021
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Powell Says Better Child Care Policies Might Lift Women in Work Force

The Fed chair said better caregiving options was an “area worth looking at” for Congress, while reiterating the central bank’s full-employment pledge.

#child-care, #federal-reserve-system, #labor-and-jobs, #powell-jerome-h, #quantitative-easing, #unemployment, #united-states-economy, #united-states-politics-and-government, #women-and-girls

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 24, 2021
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Anime Is Booming. So Why Are Animators Living in Poverty?

The workers who make the Japanese shows the world is binge-watching can earn as little as $200 a month. Many wonder how much longer they can endure it.

#animated-films, #freelancing-self-employment-and-independent-contracting, #japan, #labor-and-jobs, #shirobako-tv-program, #wages-and-salaries

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The New York Times 8:07 pm on February 23, 2021
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Gov. Phil Murphy Unveils N.J. Budget Plan With No New Taxes

A $44.8 billion spending plan unveiled Tuesday by Gov. Phil Murphy calls for no new taxes and fully funds the state pension program for the first time since 1996.

#budgets-and-budgeting, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-aid-relief-and-economic-security-act-2020, #elections-governors, #labor-and-jobs, #murphy-philip-d-1957, #new-jersey, #stimulus-economic, #taxation, #unemployment, #united-states-economy

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The New York Times 7:18 pm on February 22, 2021
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Why Top Economists Are Citing a Higher-Than-Reported Jobless Rate

The official rate stood at 6.3 percent in January, but using an expanded metric, Fed and Treasury officials say it’s closer to 10 percent.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #labor-and-jobs, #labor-department-us, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #powell-jerome-h, #recession-and-depression, #unemployment, #united-states-economy, #yellen-janet-l

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 22, 2021
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The Jobs the Pandemic May Devastate

An updated forecast by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has alarming news for people with a high school diploma or less.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #income-inequality, #labor-and-jobs, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #united-states-economy, #wages-and-salaries

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The New York Times 8:00 pm on February 21, 2021
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On the Post-Pandemic Horizon, Could That Be … a Boom?

Signs of economic life are picking up, and mounds of cash are waiting to be spent as the virus loosens its grip.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #gross-domestic-product, #labor-and-jobs, #personal-finances, #productivity, #recession-and-depression, #unemployment, #united-states-economy

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The New York Times 8:00 am on February 21, 2021
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Is This the End of Tipping?

The restaurant industry is in crisis. But some see how bad things are for servers — including “maskual harassment” — as a unique chance to make life better.

#anxiety-and-stress, #consumer-behavior, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #customer-relations, #labor-and-jobs, #minimum-wage, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #restaurants, #service-industries, #sexual-harassment, #tips-and-tipping, #united-states-economy, #wages-and-salaries, #women-and-girls, #workplace-hazards-and-violations

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The New York Times 5:35 pm on February 19, 2021
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The Lockdown Showed How the Economy Exploits Women. She Already Knew.

Silvia Federici has been warning for decades of what happens when we undervalue domestic labor.

#capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #elder-care, #future-of-work-2021, #labor-and-jobs, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #women-and-girls, #womens-rights

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 19, 2021
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Are New York Restaurant Customers Ready to Dine Inside Again?

New York City is again allowing indoor dining at 25 percent capacity, but the policy is no panacea for the struggling restaurant industry.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #labor-and-jobs, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #lipkin-w-ian, #mailman-school-of-public-health, #new-york-city, #npd-group-inc, #restaurants, #shutdowns-institutional

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The New York Times 11:46 pm on February 18, 2021
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Alex Trebek’s Wardrobe Is Donated to Formerly Incarcerated Men

The gift, which will also benefit formerly homeless men, was in keeping with an appeal that the host of “Jeopardy!” had made when he asked viewers to “build a gentler, kinder society.”

#culver-city-calif, #doe-fund, #harlem-manhattan-ny, #hiring-and-promotion, #jeopardy-tv-program, #labor-and-jobs, #philanthropy, #suits-apparel, #trebek-alex

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The New York Times 10:54 pm on February 18, 2021
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Kamala Harris: Women Leaving Work Force During Pandemic Is a ‘National Emergency’

“In one year,” Vice President Kamala Harris said, “the pandemic has put decades of the progress we have collectively made for women workers at risk.”

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #child-care, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-aid-relief-and-economic-security-act-2020, #coronavirus-reopenings, #delauro-rosa-l, #harris-kamala-d, #labor-and-jobs, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #tax-credits-deductions-and-exemptions, #united-states-economy, #united-states-politics-and-government, #women-and-girls

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The New York Times 9:57 pm on February 18, 2021
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Amazon’s Great Labor Awakening

Covid-19 has cemented the e-commerce giant’s hold on the economy — but it has also spurred employees all around the country to organize.

#amazon-com-inc, #future-of-work-2021, #labor-and-jobs, #san-bernardino-calif, #wages-and-salaries, #workplace-hazards-and-violations

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 18, 2021
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Should the Feds Guarantee You a Job?

Not long ago, the question was rarely asked. Now, politicians and economists of various stripes are willing to consider it.

#economics-theory-and-philosophy, #federal-aid-us, #government-employees, #labor-and-jobs, #law-and-legislation, #unemployment, #united-states-economy, #vocational-training

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 18, 2021
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What Frustrated Workers Heard in That Dolly Parton Ad

A protest song about degrading work becomes a rousing call to do even more work after that.

#advertising-and-marketing, #future-of-work-2021, #labor-and-jobs, #parton-dolly, #squarespace-inc, #working-hours

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The New York Times 12:05 am on February 18, 2021
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Don’t Look Away From Amazon Workers’ Latest Union Drive

Americans should contemplate the human cost of speedy delivery.

#amazon-com-inc, #bessemer-ala, #bezos-jeffrey-p, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #delivery-services, #labor-and-jobs, #organized-labor, #shopping-and-retail

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 17, 2021
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Pete Wells’s Odyssey as Restaurant Critic During Pandemic

To capture New York’s food scene in these times, I’ve adapted to many roles. But the essence of my job remains the same: hunting for a good meal.

#chefs, #cooking-and-cookbooks, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #falansai-brooklyn-ny-restaurant, #labor-and-jobs, #manhattan-nyc, #new-york-city, #new-york-times, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #restaurants, #shutdowns-institutional

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 17, 2021
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The Rise of the Wellness App

They’re everywhere, but they can’t address the real problem: the alienation of 21st-century work.

#anxiety-and-stress, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #employee-fringe-benefits, #future-of-work-2021, #health-insurance-and-managed-care, #labor-and-jobs, #quarantine-life-and-culture

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The New York Times 2:57 am on February 17, 2021
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New York Sues Amazon, Saying It Inadequately Protected Workers From Covid-19

The case focuses on two of the company’s facilities in New York.

#amazon-com-inc, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #e-commerce, #james-letitia, #labor-and-jobs, #new-york-state, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #workplace-hazards-and-violations

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The New York Times 3:26 pm on February 15, 2021
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Myanmar’s Protesting Workers Are Unbowed

Two weeks after the military took power in a coup, growing work stoppages are undermining the ruling generals’ attempt to assert authority over an angry population.

#boycotts, #coups-detat-and-attempted-coups-detat, #defense-and-military-forces, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #government-employees, #labor-and-jobs, #min-aung-hlaing, #myanmar, #strikes

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The New York Times 10:05 pm on February 14, 2021
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How a Minimum-Wage Increase Is Being Felt in a Low-Wage City

Is $15 an hour too much, or not enough? Fresno, Calif., may be a laboratory for a debate over the minimum wage that is heating up on the national level.

#california, #fresno-calif, #income, #labor-and-jobs, #law-and-legislation, #minimum-wage, #poverty, #prices-fares-fees-and-rates, #restaurants, #united-states-economy, #wages-and-salaries

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The New York Times 6:27 am on February 14, 2021
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Indianapolis Museum of Art Apologizes for Insensitive Job Posting

The museum wrote that it was seeking a director who would work to maintain its “core, white art audience,” in addition to attracting a more diverse one.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #art, #hiring-and-promotion, #indianapolis-ind, #indianapolis-museum-of-art, #labor-and-jobs, #museums, #race-and-ethnicity, #venable-charles-l, #workplace-environment

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The New York Times 7:30 pm on February 13, 2021
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Can Biden Save Americans Like My Old Pal Mike?

A childhood friend’s deadly mistakes prompt reflection on our country’s — and my own.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #children-and-childhood, #democratic-party, #homeless-persons, #income-inequality, #labor-and-jobs, #mental-health-and-disorders, #minimum-wage, #oregon, #poverty, #presidential-election-of-2020, #republican-party, #roosevelt-franklin-delano, #united-states, #united-states-economy, #united-states-politics-and-government, #wages-and-salaries, #yamhill-ore

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 13, 2021
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How to Turn Your Hobby Into a Career

As the pandemic has upended the American job market, the dream of turning a pastime into a moneymaker is no longer a fantasy for these entrepreneurs.

#careers-and-professions, #labor-and-jobs, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #your-feed-selfcare

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The New York Times 3:37 am on February 12, 2021
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Covid Emptied Europe’s Cities. What Will Bring People Back?

City life came to a standstill from London to Berlin when the coronavirus struck. Now worries of a lasting exodus are pushing urban authorities to address long-festering problems.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #europe, #foreign-workers, #labor-and-jobs, #telecommuting, #urban-areas

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The New York Times 12:52 am on February 12, 2021
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Many Jobless Workers Aren’t Getting Help

The unemployment insurance system needs a major overhaul.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #labor-and-jobs, #unemployment, #unemployment-insurance

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The New York Times 10:59 pm on February 11, 2021
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Dip in Unemployment Claims Offers Hope as New Virus Cases Ease

With restrictions lifting, workers in industries hard hit by the pandemic are getting a respite from layoffs, and job postings are increasing.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #federal-aid-us, #hiring-and-promotion, #labor-and-jobs, #labor-department-us, #unemployment, #unemployment-insurance, #united-states-economy

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 11, 2021
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Bidenomics 101: Inside the White House’s Plans to Bring Jobs Back

In public and private, Biden and his advisers have signaled some dramatic interventions to revive U.S. manufacturing. Will they really happen?

#deese-brian-c-1978, #income-inequality, #international-trade-and-world-market, #labor-and-jobs, #presidential-election-of-2020, #tanden-neera, #united-states-economy, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government, #warren-elizabeth, #yellen-janet-l

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 10, 2021
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With Vaccines in More Drugstores, Pharmacies Go on Hiring Sprees

Pharmacies are dangling five-figure signing bonuses and competing against one another to quickly recruit pharmacists and support staff.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #cvs-caremark-corporation, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #drugstores, #hy-vee-inc, #kroger-company, #labor-and-jobs, #rite-aid-corporation, #vaccination-and-immunization, #walgreen-co

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 10, 2021
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‘I Did Something Useful’: Unemployed Workers Take On the Virus in Temp Jobs

Some workers in devastated industries in Britain are finding solace and using their old skills as coronavirus testers, contact-tracing callers and hospital housekeeping workers.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #great-britain, #labor-and-jobs, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #national-health-service

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The New York Times 1:58 am on February 9, 2021
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Colombia Makes ‘Historic’ Decision to Grant Legal Status to 1.7 Million Venezuelan Migrants

President Iván Duque announced Monday that the Venezuelan migrants who fled an economic collapse at home can legally stay in Colombia for 10 years if they register with the authorities.

#colombia, #duque-ivan, #foreign-workers, #immigration-and-emigration, #labor-and-jobs, #politics-and-government, #venezuela

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The New York Times 12:43 am on February 9, 2021
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Minimum Wage Hike Would Help Poverty but Cost Jobs, Budget Office Says

The Congressional Budget Office said raising the federal minimum wage to $15 would also increase the deficit, potentially helping the proposal’s prospects of being included in relief legislation.

#congressional-budget-office, #federal-budget-us, #income-inequality, #labor-and-jobs, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #minimum-wage, #poverty, #sanders-bernard, #stimulus-economic, #united-states-economy, #united-states-politics-and-government, #wages-and-salaries

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The New York Times 12:42 am on February 9, 2021
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Crisis Spurs Congress Toward Big Measures to Lift Families From Poverty

Lawmakers, including at least one Republican, are focused on providing monthly payments to help families with children make ends meet.

#children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #democratic-party, #food-insecurity, #house-of-representatives, #labor-and-jobs, #poverty, #republican-party, #senate, #stimulus-economic, #tax-credits-deductions-and-exemptions, #unemployment-insurance, #united-states-economy, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 8, 2021
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Virus Hastens Exit from Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Community

Nationwide lockdowns and school closings have broken routines and left ultra-Orthodox Jews time for questioning and self-discovery. Some found the examined life worth leaving.

#bnei-brak-israel, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #israel, #jerusalem-israel, #jews-and-judaism, #labor-and-jobs

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 8, 2021
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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Prepares to Step Back, and Andy Jassy to Step In

The Amazon founder prepares to step back just as Washington turns up the heat on the mega-retailer and cloud company.

#antitrust-laws-and-competition-issues, #bezos-jeffrey-p, #computers-and-the-internet, #jassy-andrew-r, #labor-and-jobs, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 8:00 am on February 8, 2021
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11 Steps to Impress Your Boss and Thrive in Your Job

“Managing up” while you work from home can foster positive relationships with those above you, and give your career a boost.

#coaches-and-managers, #computers-and-the-internet, #content-type-service, #labor-and-jobs, #telecommuting

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 6, 2021
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Remember: What You Do Is Not Who You Are

The line between our personal lives and our work lives has all but disappeared. Make the effort to redraw it.

#careers-and-professions, #content-type-service, #labor-and-jobs

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The New York Times 12:21 am on February 6, 2021
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Biden Seizes on Weak Job Gains to Call for Quick Stimulus Action

The president said the economy was “in trouble” and warned Republicans he would move ahead with a $1.9 trillion aid package with or without their support.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #coronavirus-aid-relief-and-economic-security-act-2020, #federal-budget-us, #labor-and-jobs, #stimulus-economic, #unemployment-insurance, #united-states-economy, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 6:38 pm on February 5, 2021
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My New Job Did a Salary Bait and Switch, and I Want Out

A false promise on pay, a desire to get off the corporate career ladder and fraught co-worker bonding over food are all on deck this week.

#content-type-service, #labor-and-jobs, #wages-and-salaries, #work-life-balance, #workplace-environment

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The New York Times 6:00 pm on February 5, 2021
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January 2021 Jobs Report: Outlook for Economic Recovery Dims

With a gain of 49,000 jobs in January, and with few of those in the private sector, the labor market offers little relief to the nearly 10 million Americans who are unemployed.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #federal-aid-us, #labor-and-jobs, #labor-department-us, #recession-and-depression, #unemployment, #united-states-economy, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 4:41 pm on February 5, 2021
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Will the Stimulus Plan Help Working Mothers?

How President Biden’s proposed stimulus package might affect women and families.

#child-care, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-aid-relief-and-economic-security-act-2020, #income, #labor-and-jobs, #minimum-wage, #parenting, #stimulus-economic, #united-states-economy, #united-states-politics-and-government, #wages-and-salaries, #women-and-girls

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The New York Times 3:19 pm on February 5, 2021
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The Jobs Crisis Is Broader Than It Seemed

January employment numbers suggest a stalling of progress toward a full recovery.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #labor-and-jobs, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #recession-and-depression, #unemployment

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The New York Times 10:50 am on February 5, 2021
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Abolish the Racist, Sexist Subminimum Wage

Biden’s Raise the Wage Act should ensure that tipped workers receive fair pay.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #black-people, #house-of-representatives, #labor-and-jobs, #minimum-wage, #national-restaurant-assn, #race-and-ethnicity, #senate, #tips-and-tipping, #united-states, #wages-and-salaries, #women-and-girls

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The New York Times 10:33 am on February 5, 2021
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The Exponential Power of a $15 Wage Floor

Biden can improve the lives of hundreds of thousands with a single executive order.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #clinton-bill, #collective-bargaining, #executive-orders-and-memorandums, #government-contracts-and-procurement, #johnson-lyndon-baines, #labor-and-jobs, #manchin-joe-iii, #minimum-wage, #obama-barack, #paid-time-off, #roosevelt-franklin-delano, #united-states-economy, #united-states-politics-and-government, #wages-and-salaries

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The New York Times 10:07 am on February 5, 2021
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What Working in the Oil Industry Taught Me

What my time working on a North Dakota oil patch taught me about America’s fossil fuel addiction — and how to curb it.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #hydraulic-fracturing, #infrastructure-public-works, #labor-and-jobs, #migrant-labor-non-agriculture, #north-dakota, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #pipelines, #united-states-politics-and-government, #williston-nd

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 5, 2021
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The Economist Placing Value on Black Women’s Overlooked Work

Tracing community activism back a hundred years, Nina Banks says this labor by Black women should be counted as part of the economy.

#banks-nina, #black-people, #careers-and-professions, #content-type-personal-profile, #discrimination, #economics-theory-and-philosophy, #labor-and-jobs, #minorities, #national-economic-association, #race-and-ethnicity, #united-states-economy, #women-and-girls, #womens-rights

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The New York Times 1:50 pm on February 4, 2021
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Health Care Workers Hit Hard by the Coronavirus Pandemic

Vaccines may be on the way, but many on the front-lines are burned out. Has the government done enough to help alleviate their stress?

#anxiety-and-stress, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #deaths-fatalities, #doctors, #hospitals, #labor-and-jobs, #medicine-and-health, #nursing-and-nurses, #nursing-homes, #shortages, #united-states, #workplace-hazards-and-violations

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 4, 2021
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A Parallel Pandemic Hits Health Care Workers: Trauma and Exhaustion

Vaccines may be on the way, but many on the front-lines are burned out. Has the government done enough to help alleviate their stress?

#anxiety-and-stress, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #deaths-fatalities, #doctors, #hospitals, #labor-and-jobs, #medicine-and-health, #nursing-and-nurses, #nursing-homes, #shortages, #united-states, #workplace-hazards-and-violations

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