Category Archives: Employment Disruption

Wizards of the Coast slashed 1,100 jobs in 2023 as Hasbro CEO took home $9m

Wizards of the Coast slashed 1,100 jobs in 2023 as Hasbro CEO took home $9m Brian-Damien Morgan / Last Updated: Jan 2, 2024   It’s a long-standing staple of fantasy games that a dragon sits upon a mountain of gold, obsessed with more and more of the glittering metal. Protecting it at all costs. Little … Continue reading Wizards of the Coast slashed 1,100 jobs in 2023 as Hasbro CEO took home $9m

The employment rate for disabled workers is higher than it has been in years

  By Pavithra Mohan October 14, 2022 In 2020, disabled people were among the hardest hit by pandemic-related job losses. The employment rate for workers with disabilities fell to 17.9%, eventually yielding a record high unemployment rate of 17.7% in late 2020—a major blow for a community that has long faced workplace discrimination and other … Continue reading The employment rate for disabled workers is higher than it has been in years

The labor movement isn’t just about wages anymore, says U.S. Labor Secretary

By Clint Rainey September 21, 2022 When the White House met this May with union organizers at Starbucks, Amazon, and other companies, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh expected this group—most of them young and barely earning $15 an hour—to be primarily upset about their pay. To his surprise, “All they talked about was work conditions, the … Continue reading The labor movement isn’t just about wages anymore, says U.S. Labor Secretary