Tag: labor force

"This new paper from Autonomy is a thought experiment that should give policymakers, activists and campaigners more ballast to make the case that a Green New Deal is absolutely necessary."

Nearly 1-in-4 Americans receive no paid vacation or holidays.

Americans clearly are working harder and longer and better. The solution is to change the system, which is stacked against workers.

The larger story is that public workers who lack any formal power to strike – but have the informal power not to work – are becoming a new force in American politics and labor relations.

The American Federation of Government Employees, or AFGE, says it’s illegal for federal workers to be forced to work without pay.

“Every day, I hear stories of working women just like me, stories full of pain, fear, silence and same.”

The Save American Workers Act would do nothing of the sort, but it would force many employees to log more hours.

A national movement is growing for a $15 an hour minimum wage rase—workers at fast-food and big-box retail establishments are striking for a raise. So when will corporate America start moving toward this goal?