This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite its unusual unveiling at the White House, presidential endorsement, and significant media coverage, a new Senate Republican bill proposing dramatic cuts to legal permanent immigration is unlikely to gain…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The migrant workers that farms across Canada and the U.S. rely on are being forced into increasingly precarious circumstances, according to new investigative reports in the New York Times and ProPublica. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the minimum wage goes up in Seattle–with workers now required to make as much as $15 an hour, and all workers set to make that much by 2021–the city…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A study on Seattle’s minimum wage used high-quality data that also limit what kinds of analysis are possible. The UW study’s strength: Good data on low-wage workers The major contribution…
Another economic reality is possible — one that values community, sustainability and resiliency instead of profit by any means necessary. Niki Okuk shares her case for cooperative economics and a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Lilly Ledbetter never benefited in her work life from the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Her lawsuit against Goodyear Tire for years of pay discrimination resulted in a loss in the Supreme Court that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the turn of the 21st century, employment rates among teenagers and young adults in the United States began falling dramatically, a trend that accelerated during the Great Recession and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since its launch by the Obama administration in August 2012, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has provided work authorization and a two-year reprieve from deportation to nearly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is an old rhymed couplet that states, “Man may work from sun to sun, but women’s work is never done.” Today we might want to update this to say:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The issue of the minimum wage has often cropped up both in the headlines and on the political agendas of the federal government, state houses, and local municipalities. The “Fight…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s an organization that’s been quietly running boot camps for young disadvantaged people in NSW and Victoria. It’s an intensive in-school course focusing on job readiness and enterprise skills. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Labor Day is celebrated to recognize the important contributions that U.S. workers make to the economic prosperity of America. But at the same time, it provides an opportunity to reflect…