By David M. Brennan December 09, 2022 While the pandemic presented a host of challenges for the economy, something remarkable happened to workers who were able to maintain employment during that period: Their wages rose . . . significantly. In 2020, the median weekly wage rose $21 per week in one year. For context, … Continue reading Corporations are incentivized to keep wages low—worker cooperatives could help
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
By Clint Rainey September 06, 2022 California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a first-of-its-kind bill into law on Labor Day that gives fast-food workers a say on their employment terms and industry working conditions, including the ability to raise their own minimum wage to $22 an hour. The FAST Recovery Act is a radical … Continue reading Here’s how California’s landmark ‘fast-food council’ could boost wages and change the industry
By Moises Mendez II March 19, 2022 More than 13 million TikTok users watched as a Seattle man, who goes by the handle calm.simon, unpacked bags full of clothes, books, snacks, and kitchen supplies in his office cubicle. “I am moving from my apartment and into my cubicle at work,” he says in … Continue reading A viral TikTok saga of an employee who moved into his cubicle puts the spotlight on living wages
Advertisers could soon be feeling the effects of reduced speeds in the U.S., if they haven’t already. Taylor Peterson on March 25, 2020 Internet traffic is up, CPMs are down, and media platforms are pivoting to adapt to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Media giants across the globe are hurriedly making adjustments to keep their platforms … Continue reading Social platforms cut streaming quality as ‘social distancing’ wages on
Report from the Association of National Advertisers and White Ops says safety measures are working to mitigate ad fraud. Taylor Peterson on May 1, 2019 Financial losses from ad fraud are finally hitting a slowdown, according to a report released Monday by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) in collaboration with cybersecurity company White … Continue reading Ad fraud war wages on: More fraud to be stopped than successful in 2019
