low wage workers
Gig workers forced to strike over lack of coronavirus protection
March 30, 2020Upset by their companies’ refusal to protect them as they do vital jobs of delivering supplies during the coronavirus pandemic, gig economy workers, especially on the West Coast, were forced to strike March 30 against Instacart...
Read moreLove in the time of coronavirus and the internet
March 30, 2020It occurs to this dishwasher that this is the moment for the deepest expression of love—not romantic love, but the kind that finds expression in solidarity with family, friends, and community. It is the only way...
Read moreTiempo de coronavirus y el internet
March 26, 2020La naturaleza del sistema capitalista está al desnudo: Su absurdez e injusticia están a plena vista para los que se toman el trabajo de contemplarlo.
Read moreExploited catering workers protest at busy airports
November 27, 2019"Delta makes billions in profit, but I have to work three jobs just to pay my bills. I often work over 80 hours per week at my jobs, and I barely get to sleep.”
Read moreLow-wage workers, progressive Dems push minimum wage hike
March 9, 2018Half of the 26 million full-time minimum-wage workers and two-thirds of all minimum-wage workers including part-timers, are female, 11 million are parents and 4.5 million of them are single parents.
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