The Safety Net That Follows You: Establishing Protections for Freelance and Gig Workers
The Safety Net That Follows You: Establishing Protections for Freelance and Gig Workers
Murphy Smith spent four years unemployed in Eugene, Oregon, sidelined by severe asthma that made most jobs impossible. In 2024, he found rideshare driving, work…
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“The People Who Provide Healthcare Should Have Healthcare”: 15,000 NYC Nurses Strike
“The People Who Provide Healthcare Should Have Healthcare”: 15,000 NYC Nurses Strike
The chants on Amsterdam Avenue were loud, unyielding, and defiant. Nurses in red union scarves and hats stamped their feet against the cold, clutching hand…
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The Cost of Winning: How One Family Destroyed Pittsburgh’s Print Journalism Ecosystem in Eight Days
The Cost of Winning: How One Family Destroyed Pittsburgh’s Print Journalism Ecosystem in Eight Days
In the span of eight days, a single family decimated Pittsburgh’s print journalism infrastructure. On December 30, Block Communications shuttered the Pittsburgh City Paper, a…
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The Bell Pepper Economy: Inside New York State’s Prison Labor System
The Bell Pepper Economy: Inside New York State’s Prison Labor System
When Devin Giordano describes the day the commissary price sheet arrived at Eastern Correctional Facility, he returns to one man. Jack, a nickname, had recently…
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The Federal Government Just Void-Canceled a Union Contract for 47,000 Workers. And Most People Never Heard About It.
The Federal Government Just Void-Canceled a Union Contract for 47,000 Workers. And Most People Never Heard About It.
The policy is titled “Eliminating Collective Bargaining at TSA Due to its Incompatibility with TSA’s National Security Mission and its Adverse Impact on Resources, Flexibility,…
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