#LABOR

Equitable Growth

equitablegrowth

The @USDOL just released its Weekly Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claims report, showing that 4.4 workers filed initial claims the week ending on April 18 as #coronavirus related layoffs continue (1/9)

Brynn Tannehill

BrynnTannehill

Part of the reason I worry about the future of the trans communities in the US and UK is based on what history tells us about what happens to marginalized

Heron Greenesmith, Esq.

herong

It's the commute here on the East Coast and no one is going to read this, but I've seen a LOT of well-meaning otherwise quite progressive folks (perhaps unintentionally) replicating

All Possums Go to Heaven

AndyinDC1

Another common theme you’ll encounter often: poverty is the “natural” state of humanity.Let’s unpack.1/ It is undoubtedly true that, under modern capitalism, there is a lot more material *stuff.* But

Lyz Lenz

lyzl

My book #Belabored comes out tomorrow and the best/worst part about writing it was hearing everyone's labor stories. I know there are many ways to mother and not all of

Yashar Ali 🐘

yashar

1. Let me tell you something...if you need a contract negotiated or your compensation package negotiated, I'm your guy. I'll get you more than you ever imagined. Truly. But when

Heidi Shierholz

hshierholz

There are certainly a lot of anecdotal reports right now of employers not being able to find the workers they need, particularly in restaurants. But unemployment is still very elevated—particularly

Nithya Raman

nithyavraman

Something I learned recently: Low-wage workers in LA are cheated out of wages and benefits to the tune of approximately $26.2 million *per week.*That makes LA the wage theft capital

Karishma Mehta 🦺

karish4va

“Progressive” is done, fam. We need a new word. Ideas? 300+ responses so here are the top choices/liked responses from the comments. Some I really liked that didn’t make the

Trollman Bullcum

TrollmanBullcum

The really sick and insidious thing about @friendlyjordies’ attack on @AusUnemployment is the context in which it sits.In the 70s and 80s, when labor organising was at its strongest, big

MOST TONY NOMINATED ONEHIT WONDER Jeremy O. Harris

jeremyoharris

For the longest time as a person who grew up V poor I had a deep distrust of most of the loudest Marxists in my sphere bc they all came

Ashley T. Rubin, Penal Scientist

ashleytrubin

One of the weird things about studying prison history is how many things we do today that we used to do and abandoned bc it was "barbaric" or "uncivilized" or

Todd Gitlin

toddgitlin

1/ 'Modern ads typically work to obscure labor. Commercials banish the drudgery of work in favor of the pure sensuality of consumption. In her 1983 documentary, “A Sign Is a

Rohan Leppert

RohanLeppert

The Local Government Minister has just released the Council electoral structures that he will require be implemented for the 2020 and 2024 elections. No further surprises for 2020: 8 metro

Osaretin Victor Asemota

asemota

That Nigerians in government don't think far enough is hardly surprising. It explains our current mess. I, however, also blame the private sector. They keep adapting to nonsense and make

Matthew Doran

MattDoran91

For those playing at home, and wondering what the PM is referring to when he said Labor cut off a veteran (Member for Herbert, Phil Thompson) talking about veterans suicide...