by dankeelan | Apr 2, 2024 | Jobs, Remote Work
For many types of job-seekers, remote work is ideal, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to come by. The COVID-19 pandemic thrust the idea of working from home into the mainstream in 2020, and while the concept has certainly held onto some of its footing, many companies,...
by dankeelan | Apr 2, 2024 | Jobs, U.S. Economy
The western part of the U.S. saw a jump in job openings even as other parts of the country reported stalled openings, data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Tuesday. The states in the western region—Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,...
by dankeelan | Apr 2, 2024 | Unions
Last Friday, D. Taylor stepped down as president of UNITE HERE—the union of hotel and casino employees. His nearly dozen years at the helm of one of America’s most member-involved unions saw it become an improbable political powerhouse in a host of swing states and...
by dankeelan | Apr 2, 2024 | Gig Workers
In response to the war on Gaza, the 100,000-strong International Alliance of App-Based Transport Workers has called a boycott of Chevron-owned gas stations. It shows how precarious workers can use solidarity action to hit firms who profit from apartheid. Historically,...
by dankeelan | Apr 2, 2024 | Featured, Future of Work, Hybrid Workplace
As the hybrid work debate continues, one issue that gets lost is what employees want when they come back to the office. A Cisco global study of 14,050 workers across 19 countries entitled, The Race to Re-imagine Workplaces and Workspaces, reports that while 72% of...
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