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How The Gig Economy is Changing Work As We Know It
As the gig economy continues to grow, how has it changed the way we think of work, the economy, and laborers? In this episode of “A Living Wage,” Catherine Bugayong…
Striking hotel workers: ‘One job should be enough’
In October, hotel workers from across the country began a strike demanding higher wages, better healthcare, job stability and a host of other concerns. Several of them came to visit…
Supporting Food Entrepreneurs for Equity and Stronger Communities
We can strengthen our communities by creating food systems that create new jobs and businesses through the people living here. DREAM (Dreaming Out Loud’s Ready for Entrepreneurship Accelerator Modules) is…
The hourly reality of life on a ‘living wage’
I am one of the 7.6 million Americans who has to work multiple jobs. I work three jobs so that I can meet my living expenses, pay bills, have health…
May Day, May Day! Immigrant workers and low-wage workers unite
Struggle to survive on poverty wages builds solidarity among workers
Immigrant Rights Are Workers Rights
Bad policies that harm working Americans continue to chip away at our aspirations to strive.
A Worker’s Take On The New Overtime Proposal
Originally posted on Talk Poverty and The Nation. As a manager for a national auto supply chain, Lora McCrary puts in between 50 and 70 hours a week remodeling stores…